New indigenous assault rifle to be showcased at DefExpo 2022
2 years, 5 months ago

New indigenous assault rifle to be showcased at DefExpo 2022

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A host defence manufacturers are attending the DefExpo 2022 which is aimed at promoting India’s domestic defence industry in line with the Indian government’s intitiative of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ Gandhinagar : DefExpo 2022, India’s largest-ever defence exhibition, is being held in the twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat from October 18 to 22. A host defence manufacturers are attending the DefExpo 2022 which is aimed at promoting India’s domestic defence industry in line with the Indian government’s intitiative of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. V Ramakrishna, Indian rifle manufacturer is keen to showcase an indigenous rifle at DefExpo 2022. We’re also working with ministry of home affairs.” The Indian government expects businesses worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore during DefExpo 2022.

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Indo-Russian joint venture handed over 27,000 Ak-203 assault rifles to Indian Army
10 months, 1 week ago

Indo-Russian joint venture handed over 27,000 Ak-203 assault rifles to Indian Army

The Hindu  

The Indian Army has started receiving the Russian AK-203 assault rifles after the deal with Russia saw back-to-back delays, partly due to the war in Ukraine and payment delays. As many as 27,000 rifles have been handed over to the Army so far by the Indo-Russian joint venture established at Korwa in Uttar Pradesh, according to official sources. Under an …

India-Russia to ink major deal to produce AK-203 assault rifles: Why new firearm is freedom from INSAS gun's shortcomings
3 years, 3 months ago

India-Russia to ink major deal to produce AK-203 assault rifles: Why new firearm is freedom from INSAS gun's shortcomings

Firstpost  

Last month the Defence Acquisition Council had cleared a $687.7 million deal to manufacture the Russian-made assault rifles in India, in a boost to the ‘Aatmanirbhar’ programme Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to arrive in India today to hold the 21st annual India-Russia summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two countries would be inking a major deal worth …

Centre gives approval for plan to manufacture over 5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles in Amethi
3 years, 3 months ago

Centre gives approval for plan to manufacture over 5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles in Amethi

Firstpost  

With this move, the firearm will replace the in-service INSAS rifle inducted over three decades ago New Delhi: The Central government has approved a plan to produce over five lakh AK-203 assault rifles at Korwa in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi, in what official sources described as an endeavour to provide a big boost to self-reliance in defence manufacturing. This endeavour will …

Run-up to DefExpo-22: Rajnath Singh reaches out to global defence industry
3 years, 5 months ago

Run-up to DefExpo-22: Rajnath Singh reaches out to global defence industry

Business Standard  

Run-up to DefExpo-22: Rajnath Singh reaches out to global defence industry Singh urged them to participate in DefExpo 2022, India's premier land and naval systems exhibition, which will be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from March 10-13 next year Premium Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, and others pose for a group photograph after the …

Rajnath Singh invites foreign defence companies to participate in DefExpo 2022
3 years, 5 months ago

Rajnath Singh invites foreign defence companies to participate in DefExpo 2022

Live Mint  

Inviting foreign delegates to attend DefExpo 2022, Union defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that the exhibition will bring all the latest technologies under one roof and provide a myriad of opportunities to the stakeholders in the aerospace and defence industry. Singh was addressing an ambassadors' roundtable on the upcoming expo, “Resurgent India, where defence manufacturing is an identified …

With AK-203, Indian Military’s Quest for a New Assault Rifle to Replace INSAS is Almost Over
4 years ago

With AK-203, Indian Military’s Quest for a New Assault Rifle to Replace INSAS is Almost Over

News 18  

After decades of voicing concerns that the induction of a modern assault rifle is an urgent operational necessity, the Indian military is just an inch away from getting a new standard issue rifle which will replace the incumbent INSAS rifle. The search for a new standard In 1998, the INSAS rifle, developed by the Defence Research & Development Organisation’s Armament …

DefExpo 2018: Four-day event begins today, India's defence manufacturing capabilities to be showcased
6 years, 11 months ago

DefExpo 2018: Four-day event begins today, India's defence manufacturing capabilities to be showcased

India TV News  

DefExpo 2018 is all set to kick off in Chennai on Wednesday. The four-day event will project India's defence manufacturing capabilities. The biennial event will be held at Thiruvudanthai in the neighbouring Kancheepuram district, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi slated to formally inaugurate the expo on April 12. While showcasing strengths of India's substantial public sector, it will also uncover …

DefExpo 2018 will highlight India as an emerging defence production hub
7 years ago

DefExpo 2018 will highlight India as an emerging defence production hub

Deccan Chronicle  

It all began with a two-day “Defence Industry Development Meet” organised by department of defence production, ministry of defence in Chennai on January 18, 2018, when in the presence of Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the next Defence Expo would be organised in Chennai between April 11 and 14, 2018. The defence …

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