AK-203
Sign in to saveThe AK-203 is a Russian gas-operated 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. The AK-203 was developed in the 2010s by Kalashnikov Concern in Russia, primarily operated by Indian Armed Forces.
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- Subclass of
- assault rifle
- Country of origin
- Russia
- Designed by
- Kalashnikov Concern
- Image
- IndianArmyAK203 1.jpg
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- History
- Design
- Adoption
- India
- 2022
- 2023–24
- 2025
- Export
- Users
- Notes
- See also
- References
The AK-203 is a Russian gas-operated 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. The AK-203 was developed in the 2010s by Kalashnikov Concern in Russia, primarily operated by Indian Armed Forces.
==History== thumb|Indian soldier with AK and shield In 2019, India and Russia signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA). On 3 March the same year, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi inaugurated Indo-Russia Rifles in Korwa, Uttar Pradesh. The Joint Venture (JV), tasked for the production of AK-200 rifle family, included partnership among India's Ordnance Factory Board and Russia's Rosoboronexport and Kalashnikov Concern under the parentship of Rostec. By then, the production of 750,000 rifles was approved.