India inks deal with Russia to immediately procure 70,000 latest AK-203 rifles off the shelf

[Enigma SIG]

May be they saw what America left behind in Afghanistan, those rifles could be used by Pakistani mercenaries in Kashmir?

Kuch bi?
Seeing what happened with Indian trained ANA, guns wont save you when Toyotas with white flags come marching down on ya.

 

[>Secular<]

May be they saw what America left behind in Afghanistan, those rifles could be used by Pakistani mercenaries in Kashmir?

I think Indians very worried for Afghanistan,
May be they want to give them to Northern Alliance and other groups to defeat Taliban

But Panjshir was never conquered by Taliban nor Russian due to mountains and NA cannot fight outside of Panjshir, so govt will be of Taliban. but i do not know even Talib failed to capture Panjshir, what will India achieve. I think NA only wants discounts, i mean autonomous region + in govt, but Taliban are already willing to accept all groups in govt, i think govt will like CCP 1 govt including all, but majority in Talib, Islam will be like Irani, i think this time there will be NO SHARIAH.

 

[Protest_again]

Kuch bi?
Seeing what happened with Indian trained ANA, guns wont save you when Toyotas with white flags come marching down on ya.

Really, are you saying Taliban can do what nuclear Pakistan couldn't do in 70 years? How pathetic do you think Pak army is?

I think Indians very worried for Afghanistan,
May be they want to give them to Northern Alliance and other groups to defeat Taliban

But Panjshir was never conquered by Taliban nor Russian due to mountains and NA cannot fight outside of Panjshir, so govt will be of Taliban. but i do not know even Talib failed to capture Panjshir, what will India achieve. I think NA only wants discounts, i mean autonomous region + in govt, but Taliba are already willing to accept from all groups in govt, i think govt will like CCP 1 govt including all, but majority in Talib, Islam will be like Irani, i think this time there will be NO SHARIAH.

Don't you think one such place in Afghanistan enough for India to carry out its designs against Pakiatan?

 

[Enigma SIG]

Really, are you saying Taliban can do what nuclear Pakistan couldn't do in 70 years? How pathetic do you think Pak army is?

We will just watch India being overrun no thank you. Thank the Japanese too while you're at it.

 

[Protest_again]

We will just watch India being overrun no thank you. Thank the Japanese too while you're at it.

I figured.

 

[Enigma SIG]

I figured.

Considering you folks just lost Afghanistan, you guys have got nothing figured out.

 

[Bossman]

They are getting ready for a war with Pakistan. 2022 is the year to watch.

 

[>Secular<]

Really, are you saying Taliban can do what nuclear Pakistan couldn't do in 70 years? How pathetic do you think Pak army is?

Don't you think one such place in Afghanistan enough for India to carry out its designs against Pakiatan?

Its Emergency purchase, watch your media, India is too much worried about Talib and Panjshir.
Its seems they want to defeat Talib.

 

[johncliu88]

Don't forget to buy ammo as well. Just too many types of ammos for Indian soldiers, how will they take care of the supply issue when in war?

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

India inks deal with Russia to immediately procure 70,000 latest AK rifles off the shelf
The assault rifles will replace the 5.56×45 mm INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifles in use with the armed forces currently.
SNEHESH ALEX PHILIP 20 August, 2021 10:04 am IST


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New Delhi: India and Russia Thursday signed a deal for the immediate off-the-shelf procurement of 70,000 latest AK 200 series of assault rifles, ThePrint has learnt.
The development comes even as both countries work on a bigger project to jointly manufacture 6 lakh AK-203 rifles in India, a deal which has been pending since 2018.

According to sources in the defence and security establishment, while the initial plan was to directly import 20,000 of the 7.62×39mm AK 203 rifle and jointly manufacture 6.5 lakh of them in India, the delay in joint production meant that more of them had to be bought off the shelf.

The off-the-shelf equipment could include multiple variants of the AK 200 series since the basic difference is the accessories that are fitted to the rifle.

The contract was signed between the Ministry of Defence and Russian representatives, in the presence of officials from Indo-Russia Rifles Pvt Ltd — a rifle-manufacturing firm that will lead the indigenous production of AKs in India, sources told ThePrint. These rifles are expected to begin arriving in the country from November this year.


They will replace the 5.56×45mm INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifles that are currently in use with the Army, Navy and the Air Force besides other security forces and will become the mainstay of the armed forces for years to come.
The Indian armed forces also use the American SIG716 rifles, which are chambered for the 7.62×51 mm round and were procured by the Army under a fast-tracked process.
The frontline infantry soldiers will be equipped with the SIG while the rest will use the AK-203.

Next target joint production
Sources noted that work is also underway to begin the indigenous production of 6 lakh AK-203 rifles in India by the Indo-Russia Rifles Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture between the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), the Kalashnikov Concern (manufacturer of the AK rifles) and Rosoboronexport — the Russian state agency for military exports.

Under the proposed deal, the joint venture has to achieve 100 per cent localised sourcing of materials for the rifle within one-and-half years of beginning the production line.


The deal was first announced in 2018 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had even inaugurated the production facility at the Korwa Ordnance Factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi district in March 2019.

However, the entire project hit a roadblock over price negotiations as the OFB was quoting a higher price than the Russian product actually cost in import.

The higher price was because of the extra hours it will take to manufacture the rifle in India and other issues including Transfer of Technology and the 100 per cent localisation of sources for the product.

The defence ministry had to set up a committee to look into this issue and a resolution was arrived at.

In August last year, sources had said that the deal was finalised and the contract is undergoing legal vetting.

The final contract was expected to be signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India in late 2020. However, the visit did not take place because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The formal contract for the joint production is expected to be inked soon.

India inks deal with Russia to immediately procure 70,000 latest AK rifles off the shelf

The assault rifles will replace the 5.56×45 mm INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifles in use with the armed forces currently.

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There is news that the deal to manufacture the AK-203 in India has been cancelled.

Is it true?

 

[Black Tornado]

There is news that the deal to manufacture the AK-203 in India has been cancelled.

Is it true?

Don’t know what happened to it