India Cuts The Cord On Imports, Test-Fires Fully Indigenous AK-203 "Sher"

Named "Sher", the rifle was manufactured at Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL), the joint venture responsible for producing AK-203 rifles in India since 2019.

India’s indigenous AK-203 ‘Sher’ gun successfully test-fired in major defence milestoneNEW 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 i