New Delhi: When a terrorist group operating in India is likely to get weapons left by American forces in Afghanistan, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has signed an agreement to obtain 70,000 AK-103 attack rifles from Russia in Emergency Provisions to Change Inventory of Insas Rifles which exists.
The Indian Air Force has a requirement of more than 1.5 lakh new assault rifles and new AK-103 rifles will come in the next few months into the service will strengthen its ability to overcome terrorist attacks in a much better way.
“The contract worth around Rs 300 Crore was signed last week in the emergency provisions to buy 70,000 assault rifles from Russia.
Weapons will first be given to troops in field areas such as Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar together with sensitive air bases,” said the government’s source.
The remaining part of the requirements will be met after India and Russia signed an agreement to produce a more advanced AK-203 together in India.
The contract for the AK-203 assault rifle was being processed under the army who needed around 6.5 lakh this rifle to strengthen the shooting power of his troops.
A small portion of the IAF requirement was filled with the acquisition of around 4,000 Sig Sauer assault rifles that had been purchased as part of a larger contract by the Indian army.
In the past few years, especially after China’s aggression in the East Ladakh Front, Indian defense forces have accelerated the speed of the modernization of the basic weapons system because the front troops are equipped with 1.5 lakh America Sig Sauers along with more than 16,000 negates.
Light machine gun.
Rifles Assault AK-103 was already in an inventory of existing Marine Commanders from the Indian Navy who used it in operation in the Kashmir Valley where they were deployed at Lake Wuler.
The emergency procurement of the Indian Armed Forces has enabled them to fill the critical gap in their readiness in battle war.
The troops have been given the freedom to choose weapons they want to buy and this can be obtained under the route that allows them to get delivery in one year.
AK-103 is an enhanced version of the legendary and deadly AK-47.
Rifles will also be given to special garud forces deployed throughout the country in Airbases.
The requirements for improved personal weapons have been felt by the IAF for a long time but the process obtained a post-pathhankot attack on 2016.
The IAF now also piled up a lot of pressure on the personal combat ability of his troops along with their technical.
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