Agreement Likely On Kalashnikov 103 Rifle Manufacture In India

[Zarvan]

Kalashnikov AK-103 assault rifle: Image Kalashnikov Concern


An inter-governmental agreement (IGA) to explore the possibility of setting up a joint venture (JV) for manufacturing the latest Russian Kalashnikov AK-103 assault rifles in India could be a part of the slew of agreement expected to be signed during President Putin’s visit to India today.

The AK103 is the third generation of the Kalashnikov assault rifles, an upgrade of the popular AK47 and AKM rifles of Russian origin.

The joint venture proposal is slated to be in response to an Indian MoD Request for Information (RFI) for procurement of 650 000 assault rifles of 7.62x39 mm caliber under ‘Make in India’ program. The IGA, if concluded, could lead to negotiations and the selection of an Indian partner for manufacturing the rifles in India.

At the ARMY-2018 international military exhibition in Russia this August head of the Russian Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugaev has informed Indian media that that Russia’s Rosoboronexport could participate in the project to create an Indo-Russian Joint Venture to produce AK-103 rifles.

According to a source familiar with the issue, the IGA for the establishment of this JV to manufacture locally AK-103 rifles on the line of the Ka-226T helicopter JV is on the table and run-up talks to sign the IGA have already taken place.

“The IGA will have a plan for both joint production and joint development (modernization). Within the joint development India will obtain all the intellectual property rights for jointly designed and developed product.

The Russian share in the JV as per the provisions of the Indian law is going to be 49.5% with the Indian public or private company’s share being the majority 50.5% of the registered capital.”

Once established, the JV could also explore modernization of the Indian security establishment’s existing stock of 5.56mm caliber rifles to 7.62mm caliber. The JV will also have to explore export opportunities to third countries.

The Indian MoD is looking for two types of rifles; the first, a highly accurate rifle with a high rate of fire meant for front-line forces and the second, a lighter assault rifle meant for infantry troops. The AK-103 could fit the fill for the second type of requirement.

Recent reports say that the Indian MoD is looking for a replacement for its locally-made INSAS rifles made by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). It is probable that the OFB could be selected as a partner in the AK-103 program given its already established manufacturing infrastructure for the INSAS assault rifles.

The AK103 has plastic folding butt stock, an attachment for mounting under-barrel grenade launchers, and a standard mounting rail for installation of optical, collimator or night sights; a more sturdy breech locking assembly allowing the use of new higher-performance cartridges; lower total weight of simultaneously moving parts and a muzzle brake-compensator, increased weapon stability upon firing and lower fire dispersion in automatic fire mode.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/23...v_103_Rifle_Manufacture_in_India#.W7nqT2gzZPY

 

[gangarambihari]

Kalashnikov AK-103 assault rifle: Image Kalashnikov Concern


An inter-governmental agreement (IGA) to explore the possibility of setting up a joint venture (JV) for manufacturing the latest Russian Kalashnikov AK-103 assault rifles in India could be a part of the slew of agreement expected to be signed during President Putin’s visit to India today.

The AK103 is the third generation of the Kalashnikov assault rifles, an upgrade of the popular AK47 and AKM rifles of Russian origin.

The joint venture proposal is slated to be in response to an Indian MoD Request for Information (RFI) for procurement of 650 000 assault rifles of 7.62x39 mm caliber under ‘Make in India’ program. The IGA, if concluded, could lead to negotiations and the selection of an Indian partner for manufacturing the rifles in India.

At the ARMY-2018 international military exhibition in Russia this August head of the Russian Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugaev has informed Indian media that that Russia’s Rosoboronexport could participate in the project to create an Indo-Russian Joint Venture to produce AK-103 rifles.

According to a source familiar with the issue, the IGA for the establishment of this JV to manufacture locally AK-103 rifles on the line of the Ka-226T helicopter JV is on the table and run-up talks to sign the IGA have already taken place.

“The IGA will have a plan for both joint production and joint development (modernization). Within the joint development India will obtain all the intellectual property rights for jointly designed and developed product.

The Russian share in the JV as per the provisions of the Indian law is going to be 49.5% with the Indian public or private company’s share being the majority 50.5% of the registered capital.”

Once established, the JV could also explore modernization of the Indian security establishment’s existing stock of 5.56mm caliber rifles to 7.62mm caliber. The JV will also have to explore export opportunities to third countries.

The Indian MoD is looking for two types of rifles; the first, a highly accurate rifle with a high rate of fire meant for front-line forces and the second, a lighter assault rifle meant for infantry troops. The AK-103 could fit the fill for the second type of requirement.

Recent reports say that the Indian MoD is looking for a replacement for its locally-made INSAS rifles made by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). It is probable that the OFB could be selected as a partner in the AK-103 program given its already established manufacturing infrastructure for the INSAS assault rifles.

The AK103 has plastic folding butt stock, an attachment for mounting under-barrel grenade launchers, and a standard mounting rail for installation of optical, collimator or night sights; a more sturdy breech locking assembly allowing the use of new higher-performance cartridges; lower total weight of simultaneously moving parts and a muzzle brake-compensator, increased weapon stability upon firing and lower fire dispersion in automatic fire mode.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/23...v_103_Rifle_Manufacture_in_India#.W7nqT2gzZPY

this is apart from s400 .

 

[Papa Dragon]

DRDO has put in some really good designs but it is the OFBs which make crappy products. MoD should just offer the production contract to private Indian defense firms so that we don't need to import or license manufacture stuff

 

[SuvarnaTeja]

Kalashnikov AK-103 assault rifle: Image Kalashnikov Concern


An inter-governmental agreement (IGA) to explore the possibility of setting up a joint venture (JV) for manufacturing the latest Russian Kalashnikov AK-103 assault rifles in India could be a part of the slew of agreement expected to be signed during President Putin’s visit to India today.

The AK103 is the third generation of the Kalashnikov assault rifles, an upgrade of the popular AK47 and AKM rifles of Russian origin.

The joint venture proposal is slated to be in response to an Indian MoD Request for Information (RFI) for procurement of 650 000 assault rifles of 7.62x39 mm caliber under ‘Make in India’ program. The IGA, if concluded, could lead to negotiations and the selection of an Indian partner for manufacturing the rifles in India.

At the ARMY-2018 international military exhibition in Russia this August head of the Russian Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugaev has informed Indian media that that Russia’s Rosoboronexport could participate in the project to create an Indo-Russian Joint Venture to produce AK-103 rifles.

According to a source familiar with the issue, the IGA for the establishment of this JV to manufacture locally AK-103 rifles on the line of the Ka-226T helicopter JV is on the table and run-up talks to sign the IGA have already taken place.

“The IGA will have a plan for both joint production and joint development (modernization). Within the joint development India will obtain all the intellectual property rights for jointly designed and developed product.

The Russian share in the JV as per the provisions of the Indian law is going to be 49.5% with the Indian public or private company’s share being the majority 50.5% of the registered capital.”

Once established, the JV could also explore modernization of the Indian security establishment’s existing stock of 5.56mm caliber rifles to 7.62mm caliber. The JV will also have to explore export opportunities to third countries.

The Indian MoD is looking for two types of rifles; the first, a highly accurate rifle with a high rate of fire meant for front-line forces and the second, a lighter assault rifle meant for infantry troops. The AK-103 could fit the fill for the second type of requirement.

Recent reports say that the Indian MoD is looking for a replacement for its locally-made INSAS rifles made by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). It is probable that the OFB could be selected as a partner in the AK-103 program given its already established manufacturing infrastructure for the INSAS assault rifles.

The AK103 has plastic folding butt stock, an attachment for mounting under-barrel grenade launchers, and a standard mounting rail for installation of optical, collimator or night sights; a more sturdy breech locking assembly allowing the use of new higher-performance cartridges; lower total weight of simultaneously moving parts and a muzzle brake-compensator, increased weapon stability upon firing and lower fire dispersion in automatic fire mode.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/23...v_103_Rifle_Manufacture_in_India#.W7nqT2gzZPY

India is going to buy the US SIG Sauer's SiG 716 battle rifle as a quid pro quo to procuring the Kalashnikov AK-103 rifles from Russia.

So US would permit India having this deal with Russia.

 

[Thorough Pro]

hahahahha

DRDO has put in some really good designs but it is the OFBs which make crappy products. MoD should just offer the production contract to private Indian defense firms so that we don't need to import or license manufacture stuff

SIG is US?

India is going to buy the US SIG Sauer's SiG 716 battle rifle as a quid pro quo to procuring the Kalashnikov AK-103 rifles from Russia.

So US would permit India having this deal with Russia.

So a country of 1.3 billion that allegedly produces 1.5 million so called engineers a year can't produce a basic weapon for their Mahan army? chchchch

 

[Papa Dragon]

hahahahha



SIG is US?



So a country of 1.3 billion that allegedly produces 1.5 million so called engineers a year can't produce a basic weapon for their Mahan army? chchchch

So why is pakistan procuring foreign ARs when you have a significant number of engineers? It's the corruption in PSUs that is leading to such scenarios be it India or Pak. DRDO has produced some really good ARs in recent times and they've been inducted in many state and central police forces but IA's top brass is pretty corrupt that they'll only go with firms offering the highest kickbacks. No wonder the tender for ARs has been issued and cancelled for quite a lot of times

 

[SuvarnaTeja]

So a country of 1.3 billion that allegedly produces 1.5 million so called engineers a year can't produce a basic weapon for their Mahan army? chchchch

Whether one likes it or not, Whether one accepts it or not, That is the cold hard truth. All good engineers are after lucarative software jobs.

SIG is US?

The SiG 716 rifle could be the replacement for Indian Army’s INSAS
SUJAN DUTTA 1 October, 2018

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The fast-track procurement process for the rifles has not yet been finalised, and will likely be pushed back to April next year.

New Delhi: A rifle made by US-based SiG Sauer, the SiG 716, could well be the replacement for the Indian Army’s INSAS, after it emerged as the lowest bidder last week in a tender for standard-issue assault rifles.

The Army had issued a tender in February to buy 72,000 assault rifles, the primary weapon of the soldier in the frontlines, and 94,000 carbines through a ‘fast-track procedure’.

“But the procurement process is still being refined,” a defence ministry source told ThePrint.

Also read: Nuclear-armed neighbours India & Pakistan have been looking for modern rifles for years now

The rifle procurement programme will most likely be pushed to the next financial year (April 2019), by when the country is scheduled to be in the throes of a general election.

For the Army’s requirement of close quarter battle carbines, UAE-based Caracal’s CAR816 has made the cut as the lowest bidder.

Lucrative market
For any rifle-maker, Indian orders are potentially among the most lucrative in the world.

The total projected requirement for rifles of different calibre over 10 years is 7 lakh assault rifles, 4.4 lakh carbines and 41,000 light machine guns (LMGs).

This includes procurement for paramilitary forces that are usually dictated by what the Army chooses. But the procurement process for the paramilitary forces is not the same as those for the defence services.

Also read: While Indian Army globetrots in search of a modern rifle, a hi-tech one is made in Chambal

What Army is looking for
The Army is, in the first instance, looking for two kinds of assault rifles, in a process that has been marked by confusion within the defence establishment and within the forces. The assault rifles for the frontline troops are required to have a range of 500m and those for the supporting soldiers, 300m.

It is also looking at the Russian AK-103, which is likely to be made in collaboration with the Ordnance Factory Board. Talks on this are likely during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi this week (4-5 October).

The fast-track procedure envisages procurement within 28 months of a contract being signed. Negotiations are yet to start. The government can at any time take an executive decision to contract, citing emergency reasons for procurement.

India’s search for a standard issue rifle to replace the INSAS began around the time of the Kargil war (1999). It has been through cycles of tenders and cancellations but, barring a few thousands that were bought mostly for special forces, the bulk order has languished.

Also read: Indian Army to cut down modern rifles order to 250,000

In January, Army chief General Bipin Rawat sought to streamline the process.

“My thinking is, since a state-of-the art assault rifle will cost about Rs 2 lakh each in the global market, let us issue these only to frontline infantry soldiers who confront the enemy armed only with their rifles,” Gen. Rawat explained just before Army Day (15 January).

“Let us provide a cheaper indigenous option to other soldiers for whom the (assault) rifle is not a primary weapon.”

The “cheaper, indigenous” version is a potential order for 6,50,000 AK-103s likely to be licence-produced by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).

A team of nine officers visited the US, Australia, Israel, South Korea and the UAE to evaluate the rifles earlier this year.

https://theprint.in/security/the-si...he-replacement-for-indian-armys-insas/127622/

 

[hussain0216]

No insas or Excalibur???

 

[ohmrlobalobayeh]

So why is pakistan procuring foreign ARs when you have a significant number of engineers? It's the corruption in PSUs that is leading to such scenarios be it India or Pak. DRDO has produced some really good ARs in recent times and they've been inducted in many state and central police forces but IA's top brass is pretty corrupt that they'll only go with firms offering the highest kickbacks. No wonder the tender for ARs has been issued and cancelled for quite a lot of times

Corruption at the top.

I see this kinda excuse in nearly every imported defense equipment procurement thread

 

[Papa Dragon]

Corruption at the top.

I see this kinda excuse in nearly every imported defense equipment procurement thread

It isn't an excuse but a fact where most of our PSUs are plagued with