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    DRDO launches fully indigenous assault rifle

    The 7.62 x 51mm assault rifle, developed at the Armament Research and Development Establishments (ARDE), the DRDO’s Pune-based laboratory, is designed to meet the Indian Army’s General Staff Qualitative Requirement of a rifle

    DRDO launches fully indigenous assault rifle
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    PUNE: The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday launched ‘Ugram’, an assault rifle it developed in collaboration with a private firm, officials said.

    The 7.62 x 51mm assault rifle, developed at the Armament Research and Development Establishments (ARDE), the DRDO’s Pune-based laboratory, is designed to meet the Indian Army’s General Staff Qualitative Requirement of a rifle weighing less than four kg, said a release.

    It will be subject to stringent trials by an independent expert committee before field user trials.

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