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Adani Defence Delivers 2000 Prahar Light Machine Guns to Indian Military
Prahar LMG production finished 11 months early with over 90% domestic sourcing, boosting India’s defence self-reliance and supporting 300 million rounds annual ammo capacity.
- On Saturday, Adani Defence & Aerospace announced delivery of 2,000 indigenously manufactured Prahar Light Machine Guns to the Indian Army, marking a significant milestone in India's small arms manufacturing capability.
- Production occurred at the Adani Defence Small Arms Facility in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India's first fully integrated private-sector small arms hub, designed to strengthen defence self-reliance and reduce reliance on imported infantry weapons.
- Adani Defence completed delivery in seven months, finishing 11 months ahead of the contracted timeline, while the Gwalior facility maintains annual production capacity of up to 100,000 weapons with more than 90 per cent domestic sourcing.
- The facility generates skilled employment and supports micro, small and medium enterprises across Madhya Pradesh's supply chain, enhancing resilience and improving execution timelines for the Indian Armed Forces.
- Future expansion at the Gwalior site includes manufacturing close quarter battle weapons for the Indian Armed Forces and scaling annual ammunition capacity to include large and medium caliber rounds.
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Adani Defence Delivers 2,000 ‘Prahar’ LMGs To Indian Army, Flags Push In Indigenous Arms Manufacturing
The event was attended by Shri A. Anbarasu, DG Acquisition & Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, along with senior officials of the Indian Armed Forces.
·India
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Adani Defence delivers 2000 Prahar light machine guns to Indian military
By delivering the 2000 Prahar LMGs to the Indian armed forces and dispatching them well ahead of schedule, 600 days were saved, said A Anbarasu, Additional Secretary and DG (Acquisition), Defence Ministry
·New Delhi, India
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Adani Defence delivers first batch of indigenously manufactured light machine guns to Indian Army, 11 months ahead of schedule
According to a media release by the Adani Group, the historic delivery of the first batch was completed in seven months, 11 months ahead of the contracted schedule.
·India
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