Indian Army Receives First Batch of Indigenous 'Prahar' LMGs from Adani Ahead
The Indian Army has received its first batch of indigenous 'Prahar' light machine guns from private firm Adani & Aerospace. This delivery marks a significant milestone as the weapons were supplied 11 months ahead of schedule to bolster army firepower with locally manufactured arms totaling over two thousand units in this initial shipment, according to reports dated March 28 by multiple news outlets including The Hindu Business Line and Tribune India News Service (ANI).
Key Points
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1Adani Defence & Aerospace has successfully delivered its first batch consisting of 2,000 indigenously manufactured Prahar light machine guns to the Indian Army.
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2The delivery took place from Adani's Gwalior facility and represents a significant milestone in India's small arms manufacturing capabilities under the 'Make in India' initiative.
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3This achievement marks rapid private-sector progress toward self-reliant defence production, with Prahar being produced at 7.62 mm calibre specifications.
Developments
Adania Defense & Aerospace flagged off a shipment of 2,000 Prahar LMGs from its Gwalior facility to India's Army. This delivery is six months ahead of schedule and marks the first lot out of an initial contract for over 41,000 guns manufactured by their joint venture with Israeli Weapon Industries (IWI).
Adani Defence and Aerospace delivered the first batch of 2,000 indigenously manufactured Prahar light machine guns to the Indian Army on March 28 from its Gwalior facility. This delivery was completed eleven months ahead of schedule as part of a total order exceeding 40,000 units over seven years at India's only fully integrated private-sector small arms manufacturing hub.