AK-203 will get rid of enemies on the border! This year, the army will get 70 thousand Assault Rifles made of Russian technology – Indian Army to Receive 70 Thousand AK 203 Rifles Made With Russian Technology in 2025 NTC
To empower the Indian Army, 70 thousand AK-203 Assault Rifles will be available this year. According to defense sources, after this, an additional 1 lakh units will also be handed over in 2026. This delivery is part of a large agreement with Russia, which aims to equip Indian soldiers with one of the world’s most advanced and reliable assault rifles. The Indian Army has already got 35 thousand rifles in 2024.
In fact, AK-203, built under an United India-Russia Venture in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, has started replacing the old INSAS rifles present in the service currently. This year, indigenous materials in these AK-203 rifles will be increased by 30 percent, while the latter supply will increase indigenous material further. The AK-203 with better ergonomics, durability and adaptability provides increased firepower, which makes it ideal for various war scenarios including anti-terrorism campaigns and high altitude war.
The AK-203 is the modern version of the famous Kalashnikov series, which provides better accuracy, light weight construction and compatibility with advanced optics and accessories. The rifle has a chamber for 7.62 × 39 mm ammunition, which provides the power to stop more than 5.56 mm INSAS rifles.
Rifles being made under Make in India
This purchase is in line with India’s comprehensive defense indigenization goals under the ‘Make in India’ initiative. Which ensures that most of the rifles are manufactured domestically by the Indo-Russia Joint Venture Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL). This not only enhances India’s self -sufficiency in arms production but also strengthens bilateral defense cooperation with Russia.
Explain that stress along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) along with China and modernizing the army weapons with continuous threats from Pakistan have been a priority for the Indian Army. AK-203 is providing troops more strong, easy to maintain and providing a war-ride gun, which has improved their operational readiness significantly.
India had a deal with Russia in 2021
The AK-203 contract is a deal between India and Russia for the construction of AK-203 assault rifles in India. This contract was signed in July 2021, which costs more than ₹ 5,000 crore. The contract includes a joint venture between Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL) and Rosoboronaxport (ROE). This contract involves the production of more than 6.1 lakh AK-203 rifles. This includes technology transfer from Russia.
This is the specialty of AK-203 rifle
The AK-203 is smaller and lighter than the rifle INSAS. INSAS is also of 4.15 kg without magazine and bayonate. AK-203 weighs 3.8 kg. The length of the INSAS is 960 mm. AK-203 is just 705 mm long. The rifle can be lifted for a long time when weight and length is short. This makes the soldiers tired.
The AK-203 contains bullets of 7.62x39mm, which are more deadly. INSAS has 5.56x45mm tablets. The range of INSAS is 400 meters, while the AK-203 range is 800 meters. That is, you can pile up the enemy from far away. INSAS fires a single shot and a three-round burs. The AK-203 cm operates in automatic or automatic mode. INSAS is better in just one case. INSAS can fire 650 bullets in a minute, while AK-203 only fires 600 tablets.
INSAS takes 20 to 30 rounds of magazine. The AK-203 takes a 30-round box magazine. INSAS’s Majal Velocity is 915 meters per second. The Majal Velocity of AK-203 is 715 meters per second. That is, INSAS pills go at a faster speed. Both rifles work on gas operated, rotating bolt technology.
IN-Bilt Iron Site, Mount Point can be placed on the INSAS rifle, so that the enemy can be seen with binoculars. In this case, AK-203 is better because it has adjustable iron site, besides Pikatini rail is installed, that is, you can put any kind of binoculars on this gun on this gun. That is, the more a deadly binocular attack.
