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"LMG 5.56 mm INSAS (Fixed Butt)". Ordnance Factories Board. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
"LMG 5.56 mm INSAS (Foldable Butt)". Ordnance Factories Board. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
"Kalantak Micro Assault Rifle". Ordnance Factories Board. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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"INSAS rifles to give police more fire power". The Times of India. 15 July 2009. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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War Noir [@war_noir] (22 December 2023). "#Myanmar (#Burma) 🇲🇲: Rather interesting photos posted by People's Defense Forces (#PDF) after an ambush against Tatmadaw. The group uses several very rare! INSAS 1B1 rifles (originally made in #India 🇮🇳), MA-4 Mk2 rifle with BA203 UBGL, and AR-15 rifle" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024 – via Twitter.

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