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Detailed explanation-1: -India and Russia had inked an agreement in December 2021 for procurement of 6,01,427 7.63x39mm AK 203 assault rifles through Korwa Ordnance Factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi district, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ‘5,124-crore deal was signed between India and Russia in December-the biggest defence deal between the two nations in recent time.
Detailed explanation-3: -"Korwa Ordnance Factory in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, has produced the first batch of 7.62 mm Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles.
Detailed explanation-4: -The upgraded assault rifle prototype was initially designated as AK-300 and then as AK-100M and finally in 2019 as AK-203. The Indian Army is procuring 670,000 AK-203 assault rifles to replace the INSAS, through a contract with Russia. The first 70,000 rifles were purchased from Russia and delivered in January 2022.
Detailed explanation-5: -India launched the production of AK-203 Kalashnikov Assault Rifles in Korwa Ordnance Factory, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, on 17 January, 2023, as per the Rosoboronexport, Russia.