India claims to have developed a new assault rifle, the UGRAM, in 100 days.

Under the Make in India program, the Indian defense industry has taken another step toward self-sufficiency. The domestically developed UGRAM assault rifle (meaning "fierce" in Sanskrit) has successfully passed key trials conducted by the Indian Army and the Ministry of Home Affairs. The developer claims this paves the way for its adoption into service.

Development weapons The rifle was developed jointly by the Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDO) and the private company Dvipa Defence from Hyderabad. The rifle was created in record time—from concept to operational prototype in just 100 days, making it one of the fastest projects of its kind in stories India

The weapon was developed based on the tactical and technical requirements of the General Staff of the Indian Army.

From the release:

During testing, the rifle proved its reliability, passing comprehensive field tests in various climatic conditions, including high altitude and desert. The manufacturer has already established production facilities in Telangana.

The UGRAM uses the NATO standard 7,62×51mm cartridge. Its gas-operated, rotating bolt action and rivet-free design, according to the developer, make it highly durable and reliable. Weighing less than 3,91 kg, the rifle has an effective range of up to 500 meters. It uses a 20-round magazine and achieves a rate of fire of 600 rounds per minute.

Successful completion of trials allows the UGRAM assault rifle to qualify for major contracts. The rifle is expected to be purchased for paramilitary police forces, including the Central Police Reserve, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the Border Security Force, and the National Guard.

Indian press:

The development and successful testing of the UGRAM mark an important step in reducing India's dependence on imported small arms. The rifle could become one of the most visible symbols of the country's self-sufficiency in defense.

Dvipa Defense has no plans to stop there. A whole family of weapons is already being developed based on the UGRAM architecture, including the U-19 submachine gun, ULMG light machine gun, and counter-drone systems.

Comments

[Mamin-Sibiryak]

Created in Bollywood, of course?

[Murmur 55]

They already tried theirs and seemed to have given up, but now it's just a "song" and not a weapon, well, well

[Aken]

And they'll be singing this song for 20 years. The Indians know how to create a gravy train. No worse than our officials.

[cocks]

This is all from the developer's words. Not a single reference to official structures.

[acetophenone]

All that remains is to adopt it and put it to use in the troops.

[Murmur 55]

acetophenone Or maybe first we should test them at training grounds and in units in different parts of the country and in different branches of the military, and only then accept them?

[Aken]

That's how it will be. For about 20 years...

[Nexcom]

They'll show off at their parades—it'll do, and it'll be a source of national pride. But in the trenches, it'll be a Kalashnikov. That's what it'll be like, you'll see. Murmur 55

[svarog77]

It was created back in 2022, so it was driven quite a bit...

[Murmur 55]

Isn't the 7,62×51 overkill for an assault rifle? Isn't the 20mm magazine a bit small? I'm not sure what the weight is, loaded or empty. With the attachments, it'll be a 5mm? 500mm, and what kind of barrel length is that for that caliber?

[Zaurbek]

In India, different agencies have different weapons. All the major calibers and standards are available.

[Nexcom]

Queues are excessive. Semi-auto is quite sufficient.

[iommy]

The whole world has long since abandoned fal, m14, g3, and we've abandoned avs-avt-svt altogether. The Indians haven't gotten it yet.

[andrey martov]

If in the first act of an Indian play there is a gun hanging on the wall, then in the second act this gun will sing and dance! . . .

[Nexcom]

...for this, a daughter must be found who was a street dancer because she was kidnapped by evil sahibs and sold to a camp, and then a smart and rich brahian bought her back, but he was almost killed by the evil sahibs, but he still returned her to her parents so he could honestly ask them for her hand! Of course, at the end - everyone dancing! (And a salute from the new national Indian rifle. And even bursts!)

[isv000]

You should write books, boss...

[Nexcom]

To me???
This is for the Indian screenwriters. And I haven't told you everything yet – there were such intricate twists and turns, it was terrifying. I was confused myself by the end of the film.

[Zaurbek]

Some kind of advertising brochure.
And another tender.

[Incvizitor]

Is this the same quality as insas or will it be better?

[_DD_]

Looks like some kind of Galil

[Asker]

In the photo, there are no rhinestones, no elephants, no piece of red silk on the machine; something is wrong here!!!

[russ71]

The photo shows an AK with a drawn-on barrel, and based on its dimensions it's 5,45mm!

[Nexcom]

There are no flower garlands! And without them, it's not kosher, ugh, that is, not Brahmin-style!

[isv000]

Quote: Asker

In the photo, there are no rhinestones, no elephants, no piece of red silk on the machine; something is wrong here!!!

And there wasn't even any dancing with tambourines... They definitely stole it somewhere, gypsy...

[Melior]

Thanks to the gas operated mechanism with a rotary bolt and rivet-free design

Riveted-free – does that mean solid-milled? Weighing 3,91 kg?
Aluminum for 7.62x51?

[Nexcom]

Exactly! Solidly milled, including the barrel, stock, and magazine... in one go.

[Sergey Kulikov_3]

Well, you're kidding, milling machines are a thing of the past, now is the age of 3D printers, everything will be pretty, not riveted, made from a single piece of material.

[isv000]

Quote: Nexcom

Exactly! Solidly milled, including the barrel, stock, and magazine... in one go.

Is this how Hottabych made Volka's telephone booth, from a single piece of marble?

[Nexcom]

In! You got it right!

What's inside, Hottabych?
Everything there is made from a single piece of the most precious Persian marble, oh Volka ibn Alyosha! (c)

[Bear]

Created in 100 days, service life is the same.

[red_fear]

There's no need to be a fortune teller here: if it's produced in such a short period of time, it's a modification of an existing design. The rotating bolt and recognizable silhouette indicate it's yet another variation of the AK. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but the question is— How They will. The Galils were very good for their time, judging by real reviews from combat participants, but they were heavy. The IDF is abandoning them in favor of light, accurate versions of the M4 and its own IWI X95 bullpup, which it wants to make the primary infantry weapon. But this is India, which means tenders drag on for years and even decades. Remember the famous Indian tender for a medium fighter, dubbed the "mother of all tenders"?

[Bir_TüRk]

Buna inanmayın arkadaşlar. Bu doğru olsa bile savaşın ortasında sizi yarı yolda bırakacaklarına eminim.

[isv000]

India claims to have developed a new assault rifle, the UGRAM, in 100 days.

That's exactly how long it took the gypsies to burn the body of an unknown marine, copy the rifle, and write "Made in India" on it...

[acetophenone]

Quote: isv000

India claims to have developed a new assault rifle, the UGRAM, in 100 days.

That's exactly how long it took the gypsies to burn the body of an unknown marine, copy the rifle, and write "Made in India" on it...

I want to be creative too!
The Brahmins in the Arms Department fasted for 100 days and 100 nights, then washed themselves in the sacred waters of the Indus, stood in a circle, offered a prayer to Shiva for the granting of strength, and this Astra arose!

[Gunther]

And Agent Donnie "reconciled" Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours.
In this respect, Bharatiyas are like the Donny mattress.