The defense forces have acquired the primary batch of 70,000 rifles from Russia as a part of a bigger agreement to produce the AK 203 attack rifles in India. The preliminary batch has been delivered swiftly as asked by India, in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The rifles are being manufactured with a complete technology transfer clause with a purpose to additionally allow India to export them to overseas countries in the near future. The production might be performed via way of means of the Indo Russian Rifles Private Limited Joint Venture among Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Ltd (erstwhile OFB) and Russian Rosoboronexport.
The ‘5,124-crore deal is the biggest defense deal signed among India and Russia recently. The Russian government has given a commitment that the production with technology transfer will begin inside to 3 years, with The Korwa Rifle Factory in Amethi is being upgraded with a present-day manufacturing line in which today’s model of the Kalashnikov rifles is to be manufactured.technical groups being despatched to help India.
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