The production of what will be undertaken in India by the Indo-Russia Rifles Pvt Ltd?
Gewehr- 98
Mossberg- 500
AK-203
Remington- 870
Answer: AK-203
Last year in December, Russia confirmed its readiness to ensure full-scale production of the AK-203 assault rifles in India within two-three years. Alexander Mikheev, Director General of the Russian state agency, JSC Rosoboronexport (RoE) said that the manufacturing of the rifles at the plant in Uttar Pradesh will likely begin within a few months.
“The first 70,000 AK-203 rifles will be produced in India with a phased increase in the extent of localisation from 5% to 70%. The rest of the rifles will be produced with 100% localization,” Mikheev said about the just-concluded deal to manufacture over 600,000 rifles.
The rifles were set to be manufactured by the joint venture, Indo-Russian Rifles Private Ltd (IRRPL), at Korwa in Amethi. The IRRPL was set up jointly between the erstwhile OFB [now Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL) and Munitions India Limited (MIL)] of India, and RoE and the Kalashnikov concern of Russia.
However, the deal was postponed for at least six months due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
According to reports, the AK-203 assault rifles have an effective range of 300 meters. They are lightweight, robust and easy to use modern assault rifles. The technology used in the rifles has proven to enhance the combat potential of soldiers to adequately meet present and envisaged operational challenges.
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