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January 14, 2021

India’s First Indigenously Developed 9mm Machine Pistol

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https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1688547

Infantry School, Mhow and DRDO’s Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune have designed and developed this weapon using their respective expertise in the complementary areas

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