Lucknow: Taking Make-in-India initiative to another level, Amethi-based Korwa ordnance factory is all set to deliver AK-203 Kalashnikov attack rifles to Indian Army.
The very first batch of 7.62 mm Kalashnikov AK-203 attack rifles is ready, confirmed an authorities.
With this, India has become the very first country to begin producing the AK-200 series assault rifles of the world-famous brand Kalashnikov.
The AK-200 series assault rifles have actually kept all the advantages of the traditional AK plan: Reliability, toughness and ease of maintenance, stated Alexander Mikheev, director general of Rosoboronexport, the Russian state-controlled intermediary.