SD

SSS Defence

Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India

WeaponsAmmunition & EnergeticsCounter-UAS & Air DefenseOptronics
Founded 2017Prime Contractor, System IntegratorSupplies Land Forces, Special Forces, Homeland Security & Police
Profile last updated: July 15, 2026

About

Founded in 2017, SSS Defence is a defense prime contractor based in Anantapur, India working in weapons, ammunition & energetics, counter-uas & air defense +3 more.

SSS Defence is an Indian defence OEM that designs, develops and serial-produces small arms, precision rifles, submachine guns, handguns and ammunition in-house. It was established in 2017 as the defence division of Stumpp Schuele & Somappa, a family-run engineering company with roots in automotive precision springs. Its flagship manufacturing facility is in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The company also develops VARAHA, a passive, acoustic-first counter-UAV system combining sensing, AI/ML classification, a browser-based command interface and multiple effectors including interceptor drones and a fixed RCWS. Its products are offered to armed forces, special operations units and law enforcement agencies, and some ammunition is produced under the SSS CBC alliance with transfer of technology arrangements.

Location

Anantapur, India

Founded

2017

Focus areas

small armsassault riflessniper riflessubmachine gunshandgunsammunitioncounter-UAVacoustic detectioninterceptor droneslaw enforcementMake in India

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

WeaponsAmmunition & EnergeticsCounter-UAS & Air DefenseOptronicsRadar & SensorsDefense Software & AI

Supply-chain role

Prime ContractorSystem Integrator

What they offer

HardwareSoftware

Products

P72 AR

Assault rifle

Long-stroke piston assault rifle chambered in 7.6239mm with ambidextrous controls.

T72 AR

Assault rifle

Tactical-configuration assault rifle chambered in 7.6251mm NATO with modular optics and laser mounts.

M72

Assault rifle

Short-stroke piston rifle chambered in 5.5645mm NATO with three barrel configurations.

M72-I

Assault rifle

INSAS-pattern assault rifle chambered in 5.5645mm.

300 RAPTOR

Assault rifle

Suppressor-integrated assault rifle chambered in .300 Blackout.

G72 SMG

Submachine gun

Submachine gun from the G72 series.

G72 CSMG

Submachine gun

Compact submachine gun from the G72 series.

G72 P

Handgun

Handgun from the G72 series.

T72 DMR

Precision rifle

Designated marksman precision rifle.

338 Saber

Sniper rifle

Long-range sniper rifle chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum.

308 Viper

Sniper rifle

Sniper rifle platform.

T12

Precision rifle

Precision rifle platform.

Varaha

Counter-UAV system

Passive, acoustic-first counter-drone system that detects, tracks and neutralises small UAVs without RF, radar or laser emissions, with an interceptor drone and fixed weapon station effectors.

Ammunition catalog

Ammunition

Small-arms ammunition in 9mm Parabellum, 5.5645mm NATO, 7.6251mm NATO, .338 Lapua Magnum and 12.7mm, manufactured under the SSS CBC alliance.

End users

Land ForcesSpecial ForcesHomeland Security & Police

Standards, platforms & customers

Platforms & programmes

T72 ART72 DMRP72 ARM72M72-IG72 SMGG72 CSMGG72 PT12300 RAPTOR308 Viper338 SaberTYTOVaraha

Named customers

State Police STFs

Other defense companies in India

View all