Amethi rifles factory starts productionThe Army is the main customer for the factory, while the Air Force and Navy too will get smaller batches. Paramilitary and police forces ar...
18 Jan, 2023, 12.21 AM IST
First batch of AK 203 assault rifles produced at Amethi, deliveries to army soonThe Indian Army is the main customer for the Amethi factory, which will produce over 6 lakh rifles in the coming years. The Rs 5124 crore d...
17 Jan, 2023, 09.41 PM IST
Indo-Russian joint venture begins manufacturing of Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles: RostecThe joint venture, registered and located in India, whose founders on the Russian side are Rosoboronexport and Kalashnikov Concern (both su...
17 Jan, 2023, 09.39 PM IST
Production of AK-203 rifles to begin in India by year end: Russian officialThe Indo-Russia Rifles Private Limited was set up in 2019 to produce the Russian-origin Kalashnikov assault rifles in Korwa Ordnance Factor...
18 Oct, 2022, 08.56 AM IST
AK-203 rifles from Amethi by end of the year, say Russian officialsAfter facing multiple challenges like payment related issues due to western sanctions and a complicated technology transfer agreement, the ...
20 Aug, 2022, 12.33 AM IST
Rajnath-led panel may give nod to modified Kalashnikov deal on TuesdayThe Russian-designed AK-203 will be made in a factory in Uttar Pradesh and both the countries have agreed on the deal in terms of numbers, ...
22 Nov, 2021, 11.23 PM IST
AK 203 contract for Amethi Factory soon: Army Chief Gen MM NaravaneSources said that as per current discussions, the rifles – to be made by a joint venture between Kalashnikov and the Ordnance Factory Board...
23 Jun, 2021, 08.15 AM IST
Indo-Russian joint venture for Amethi rifles factory hits hurdleThe JV could not agree on a competitive offer price to the Army that would also meet requirements of indigenisation, said people aware of t...
06 Feb, 2020, 08.41 AM IST
Call on Amethi rifle project likely todayThe order to manufacture a record 670,000 Kalashnikov AK 203 rifles for the Indian Army has been discussed for more than a year but the for...
04 Feb, 2020, 08.36 AM IST
Amethi factory to get orders for 6.7 lakh Kalashnikovs soonWhile the factory in Amethi was formally inaugurated in March, orders are yet to be placed as they had to go through the acquisition proces...
09 Oct, 2019, 10.20 AM IST
Joint venture for AK 203 rifles factory at Amethi was the `fastest ever’ created with RussiaTop official says project had `firm political will’ at the top levels, orders likely to be placed soon.
09 Jul, 2019, 05.56 PM IST
How AK-203, superior to INSAS, will end forces’ hunt for a reliable rifleThough the Indian military is considered among the top 5 in the world, it has been yearning for an all-weather assault rifle for quite some...
04 Mar, 2019, 04.54 PM IST
PM Modi to launch Kalashnikov rifles unit in AmethiThe Indo-Russia Rifles Pvt Ltd is a joint venture between India's Ordnance factory and a Russian firm. It will produce the last series of K...
02 Mar, 2019, 05.06 PM IST
Coming soon: Kalashnikovs made in AmethiSources said an inter-governmental agreement to manufacture the 7.62x39 mm caliber AK-203 guns, which are a derivative of the famous AK-47 ...
14 Feb, 2019, 01.26 PM IST
Rafale ricochet? Adani can’t be part of AK rifle projectThe government is wary about any blowback in the proposed rifle production project in the backdrop of Congress levelling charges of “crony ...
05 Sep, 2018, 10.06 AM IST
Govt firms up plans for made-in-India Kalashnikov riflesAccording to the arrangement with Russia, a Kalashnikov factory will be set up in India in collaboration with the OFB to cater primarily to...
06 Apr, 2018, 12.00 PM IST
First US-made Kalashnikov AK-47 rifles, shotguns up for saleKalashnikov USA announced yesterday that it is now selling AK-47 assault rifles and shotguns that have been manufactured at a US factory.
01 Jul, 2015, 04.02 PM IST