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Kalashnikov AK-203 Assault Rifles

Posted on January 18, 2023 by admin1  68

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  • Recently, an Indo-Russian joint venture has started manufacturing Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles in India.

AK-203 Assault Rifles

  • About:
    • India is the first country to start producing the AK-200-series assault rifles of the world-famous brand.
    • Korwa Ordnance Factory in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, has produced the first batch of 7.62 mm Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles. 
    • The first lot of 5,000 AK-203 rifles, out of the total of 6,01,427 to be manufactured over a 10-year period for Rs 5,124 crore.
  • Developed By: 
    • India and Russia had signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) in February 2019 for production of AK 203 assault rifles.
    • For this, a Joint venture was formed between Ordnance Factories Board (OFB) on the Indian side, and Rosonboron Exports and Concern Kalashnikov on the Russian side.
  • Significance:
    • Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited fully complies with the government of India’s Made in India initiative and DAP (Defence Acquisition Procedure) 2020. 
    • It plans to ensure 100 percent localisation of the production of AK-203 rifles in India. 
    • The move will lend greater firepower to the Indian armed forces.

India-Russia Defence cooperation

  • Defence cooperation is an important pillar of the India-Russia strategic partnership. It is guided by the Programme for Military Technical Cooperation signed between the two countries.
  • India-Russia bilateral projects currently underway include indigenous production of T-90 tanks and Su-30-MKIaircraft, supply of MiG-29-K aircraft and Kamov-31 and Mi-17 helicopters, upgrade of MiG-29 aircraft and supply of Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher Smerch.
  • INS Vikramaditya, the sole aircraft carrier operated by India, is also Russian in origin.
  • Both the countries have also collaborated to develop and produce supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles in India.
  • Joint exercises between the two Armed Forces are held under the title “INDRA”.

Source: BS

 
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