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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India has signed the contract to procure AK-203 assault rifles from which country and how many rifles have been received by the Indian Armed Forces?
A
United States; 60, 000
B
France; 60, 000
C
Russia; 70, 000
D
Israel; 70, 000
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Synopsis. The armed forces have received the first batch of 70,000 rifles from Russia as part of a larger contract to manufacture the AK 203 assault rifles in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Indo-Russian joint venture at Korwa in Uttar Pradesh will start manufacturing AK-203 assault rifles by 2022 end, according to a senior Russian official.

Detailed explanation-3: -The joint venture between India and Russia, Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL), has started producing AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles at Korwa in Uttar Pradesh, according to Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport of Russia. Last week, Army Chief Gen.

Detailed explanation-4: -The AK-203 is a Russian gas-operated, magazine-fed, select fire assault rifle designed to chamber the 7.62×39mm cartridge. It is one of the latest iterations of the AK series of assault rifles originally designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov.

Detailed explanation-5: -UPSC Mains. Q. India has finalised a Deal with which country for manufacturing AK-47 203 rifles in India? Notes: During the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit in Moscow, India and Russia have finalised a major deal for manufacturing AK-47 203 rifles in India.

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