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Indo-Russia Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL) is a rifle-manufacturing facility in Korwa, Amethi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 2019, the factory manufactures the AK-200 variant of the Kalashnikov family of rifles.
On February 3, 2023, it was reported by Alexander Mikheev, director general of Rosoboronexport, that the first batch of AK-203s were completed at Korwa Ordnance Factory in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. [14] On October 12, 2023, it was reported that Kalashnikov Concern completed shipment of machinery and tools for India to manufacture AK-203s.
The first Indian ordnance factory can trace its origins back to the year 1712 when the Dutch Ostend Company established a Gun Powder Factory in Ichhapur. [25] In 1787, another gunpowder factory was established at Ichapore ; it began production in 1791, and the site was later used as a rifle factory, beginning in 1904.
As of the 2001 Census of India, [2] Korwa had a population of 6,045. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Korwa has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 76%. In Korwa, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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The institute was established in 1920 under Lt. Col. L. De Lenfestey, then Superintendent of the Rifle Factory, Ishapore, during British rule. It has held a prominent position within the Ordnance Factories and the industry, known for the quality of its training and the success of its alumni, many of whom have attained high positions in ...
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The IAAAP was established in November 1940, as the Iowa Ordnance Plant and started production in 1941. Production was stopped in 1945, when World War II ended. The plant resumed its ammunition manufacturing mission in 1949. In 1950, in response to the Korean conflict, production increased dramatically.