DRDO: DRDO Launches ‘Ugram’: Indigenous Assault Rifle for Indian Army | Pune News
Pune: The Armament Research and Development Establishment and a Hyderabad-based private firm launched an indigenous assault rifle named ‘ugram’ (ferocious) on Monday.
This is the first time that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) lab has collaborated with a private industry to manufacture a 7.62 x 51 mm calibre rifle, said an official.
The rifle, weighing less than four kg with a 500-meter firing range, was unveiled at the hands of Shailendra Gade, the director general of the Armament and Combat Engineering (ACE) system of the DRDO.
Scientists and private players said that it was developed based on the General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQRs) issued by the Indian Army for assault rifles in the recent past. A Raju, the director of the ARDE, said the laboratory developed the design for the weapon. The ARDE officials and members of the firm worked hard to develop the weapon in 100 days. “We could do it because our design was already ready,” he added .
This is the first time that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) lab has collaborated with a private industry to manufacture a 7.62 x 51 mm calibre rifle, said an official.
The rifle, weighing less than four kg with a 500-meter firing range, was unveiled at the hands of Shailendra Gade, the director general of the Armament and Combat Engineering (ACE) system of the DRDO.
Scientists and private players said that it was developed based on the General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQRs) issued by the Indian Army for assault rifles in the recent past. A Raju, the director of the ARDE, said the laboratory developed the design for the weapon. The ARDE officials and members of the firm worked hard to develop the weapon in 100 days. “We could do it because our design was already ready,” he added .