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Kalashnikov Concern has announced the delivery of a second batch of tools and equipment which will be used to manufacture India’s AK-203.The Indian AK-203s are being procured under India’s Make in India scheme through a joint venture, Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL), which is a partnership between India’s Advanced Weapons & Equipment India Limited (AWEIL) and Munitions India Limited (MIL) and Russia’s Rostec subsidiaries Kalashnikov and Rosoboronexport.India’s AK-203 @ TFB: Kalashnikov Completes Delivery of Tools to India for AK-203 Production First Batch of Made In India AK-203 Rifles For Indian Army Ready Rosoboronexport To Discuss AK-203 Production At India’s Defexpo 22 Has India Sealed the Deal?770,000 Kalashnikov AK-203s for Indian Armed Forces India’s AK-203 Program Delayed FIRST LOOK: India’s AK – Not Quite an AK-203 India To Produce 750,000 AK-203s Making Sense of India’s Small Arms Procurement NightmareIn January 2023, Russia’s Rosoboronexport announced that the first batch of India’s AK-203s had been completed.
Based on my experience with Indian quality control, I wouldn’t be super excited about the head-spacing on an Indian-produced AK pattern rifle.