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Adani Defence Signs Five-Year AK-203 Ammunition Supply Pact
Adani Defence & Aerospace and Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited made a five-year agreement.
Adani Defence will provide ammunition for AK-203 rifles.
The ammunition is called 7.62x39 mm.
The rifles are being made in India at a factory in Korwa, Uttar Pradesh.
The agreement gives the rifle programme an Indian source for its ammunition.
It also connects rifle-making and ammunition-making within one supply chain.
Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited is planned to produce 6,01,427 rifles.
The agreement supports India’s goal of making more defence equipment domestically.
Adani Defence & Aerospace will supply 7.62x39 mm ammunition for AK-203 rifles under a five-year agreement.
The pact was signed with Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited, which manufactures AK-203 rifles in India.
The arrangement creates an Indian ammunition source and an integrated domestic small-arms supply chain.
Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited is producing 6,01,427 AK-203 rifles at its Korwa facility in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh.
Adani Defence operates small-calibre ammunition manufacturing capabilities in India, including a facility in Kanpur.
- Who
- Adani Defence & Aerospace and Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited.
- What
- A five-year agreement for supplying indigenous 7.62x39 mm ammunition for AK-203 assault rifles.
- Where
- The rifles are being manufactured at Korwa in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, while Adani Defence has ammunition manufacturing capabilities including a facility in Kanpur.
- When
- The agreement was announced on Saturday; the AK-203 rifle contract was signed in December 2021.
- Why
- To provide an Indian source of ammunition, maintain supply continuity, and strengthen domestic defence manufacturing.
Key facts
- Agreement duration
- Five years
- Ammunition
- 7.62x39 mm small-calibre ammunition
- Rifle
- AK-203 assault rifle
- Rifle manufacturer
- Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited
- Rifle production contract
- 6,01,427 AK-203 rifles
- Manufacturing location
- Korwa, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
- Ammunition capability
- Adani Defence has small-calibre ammunition production capabilities in India, including a Kanpur facility
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