Rifles started coming out of Korwa factory in Uttar Pradesh, Army has received 27 thousand AK-203

Steps towards providing indigenous weapons to the army

On the ongoing process of indigenisation, a source said it was being done in a ‘very systematic manner’. “Therefore, the process will be slow,” he said. Even our initial timeline for this process of 70% indigenous content was two years. We are aiming to achieve it before that. India purchased 70 thousand AK-103 assault rifles under a deal signed in August 2021 due to repeated delays in moving forward on the deal. The army is also using these rifles.

For some time now, the Army has been trying to replace the indigenous INSAS (Indian National Small Arms System) rifles with modern rifles. The Army has inducted 66,400 of the 72,400 SIG-716 assault rifles procured under a Rs 700 crore deal with America’s Sig Sauer in February 2019, which were supplied to frontline troops involved in counter-terrorism operations. Is. The AK-203 rifles were meant to meet the huge demand for assault rifles in the army. However, when the deal got stuck over price issues, the Army decided to order another 72,400 Sig-716 rifles. Keep in mind that the rate of Russian AK-203 rifle is Rs 81,967 while the rate of American SIG-716 rifle is Rs 96,685.