Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL) – a joint venture between Russia and India – has completed the delivery of 35,000 7.62 mm Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles to the Indian Army.

• Delivery of the rifles represents the initial tranche of a larger Indian military requirement for 600,000 AK-203s.
• IRRPL – headquartered in Korwa, Uttar Pradesh, in northern India – was set up in 2019 to produce the rifles in India.
• The IRRPL joint venture has completed the first phase of the project to manufacture Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles in India