Big milestone: India’s 1st 100% indigenous AK-203 ‘Sher’ made, test-fired in Amethi

NEW DELHI: In a big milestone for indigenous defence production, Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL), a joint venture established between Delhi and Moscow in 2019 to locally manufacture AK-203 assault rifles under the ‘Make in India’ initiative, has successfully manufactured and test-fired the first 100% indigenous AK-203 rifle, named ‘Sher’, at its Korwa ordnance facility in Amethi.Maj Gen S K Sharma, CEO & MD of IRRPL, disclosed this in a post recently. “A moment of immense pride for all of us at IRRPL. We have successfully produced and fired the first AK-203 (Sher) rifle made with 100% Indian components and input materials. What makes this achievement truly special is that every single component and every input material going into this rifle has been sourced from Indian industry. This is not merely localisation of selected components; it is true, end-to-end “100% Genuine Indigenisation” of the rifle.