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3.INDIA’S FIRST INDIGENOUSLY DEVELOPED 9MM MACHINE PISTOL
India’s first indigenous 9mm Machine Pistol has been jointly developed by DRDO and Indian Army. The weapon has been named ‘Asmi’.
ABOUT ASMI:
- The Asmi machine pistol fires the in-service 9 mm ammunition and has an upper receiver made from aircraft-grade aluminiumand lower receiver from carbon fibre.
- The weapon has huge potential in the Armed forces as personal weapon for heavy weapon detachments, commanders, tank and aircraft crews, drivers/dispatch riders, radio/radar operators, Closed Quarter Battle, counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations, etc.
- This is also likely to find huge use with the central and state police organizations as well as VIP protection duties and policing.
- According to the government press release, the Machine Pistol is likely to have production cost under rupees 50000 each and has potential for exports.
WHO DEVELOPED ASMI?
Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), which is the Pune-based facility of the Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) and the Indian Army’s Mhow-based Infantry School have jointly developed Asmi.
SOURCE: PIB
