India Test-Fires Fully Indigenised AK-203 ‘Sher’ Rifle

# India Test-Fires Fully Indigenised AK-203 ‘Sher’ Rifle ### Why in News? India test-fired a prototype of the fully indigenised **AK-203** ‘Sher’ assault rifle at the Korwa manufacturing facility in Amethi, **Uttar Pradesh**. ### What does 100% indigenised mean? - The prototype uses components and materials sourced from Indian industry rather than imported parts. - The rifles are being produced by **Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited** under an India-Russia joint venture for the Indian Armed Forces. - The project is intended to replace older **INSAS** rifles while building domestic small-arms manufacturing capacity. ### Exam Connect - **AK-203** → assault rifle for Indian Armed Forces - **Manufacturing facility** → Korwa, Amethi, **Uttar Pradesh** - **IRRPL** → India-Russia joint venture