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Russia delivers all the contracted 70,000 AK-203 assault rifles to India - Russia has delivered all the contracted 70,000 AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles to India, under the contract signed between India and Kalashnikov.

India's Ministry of Defence plans to procure 670,000 Ak203 assault riffles, and the 70,000 delivered is part of the overall objective. Rest all 600,000 will be manufactured in India's Amethi under a joint venture, the contract for which was signed 6th December 2021.

Russia has delivered to India all the contracted 70,000 AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles as envisaged under a contract signed late last summer between India and Kalashnikov. The entire delivery was made earlier this week. A source explained, "delivery was fast tracked," pointing to the short time gap between the signing of the contract and its fructification.

Analysts say straying too far from a parent design can cause problems, but so can being too faithful to it.

This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2021. This year began with a level of uncertainty for Navy acquisition, as an administration change left naval observers wondering how the new Biden administration would approach the future fleet. While the Trump administration at the end of 2020 unveiled a […]

In the 21st annual bilateral India-Russia summit held this week, the two sides failed to sign some key defence deals and a major security agreement which had been agreed upon earlier.

This is two days ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi for the 21st Annual Bilateral Summit

This is two days ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi for the 21st Annual Bilateral Summit

This is two days ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi for the 21st Annual Bilateral Summit

This is two days ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi for the 21st Annual Bilateral Summit