India’s First Indigenous 9-mm Machine Pistol ‘Asmi’

India’s first indigenous 9-mm machine pistol ‘Asmi’. India is increasingly engaged in the exercise of strengthening the army and being self-sufficient in the field of defense.

In this direction, recently the news of the purchase of domestic and indigenous fighter jets was important, then another special news is that for the first time India has developed an indigenous 9 mm machine pistol.

The important thing in this news is also that India can think of exporting it not only to its military but also to other countries (India can Export Machine Pistol).

The Defense Research and Development Institute, the Pune-based unit of DRDO, and the Indian Army’s Mhow-based Infantry School have together demonstrated that India could make its first major indigenous machine pistol.

This machine pistol has been named ‘Asmi’ and it has been told that the cost of its production will be less than Rs 50,000 and there will be a possibility to export it according to the quality.

It is a special type of pistol with self-loading capability. Also, it can be fully automatic and can fire multiple bullets simultaneously. You can think of it as a small machine gun.

That means the machine gun, which is possible to carry in your hand. The term machine pistol for submachine gun actually came from Germany.

Machine pistols were made for the first time in Austria and during the First World War, these weapons achieved considerable prominence in the German Army. Currently, this weapon is used for limited needs or special purpose but is one of the best shooter weapons.

India’s first indigenous 9-mm machine pistol: How is Swadeshi ‘Asmi’? This machine of India is capable of firing pistol 9 mm bullets. The special thing is that the lower receiver in this pistol is of carbon fiber but for the upper receiver aluminum quality of the aircraft has been used.

Many parts of Asmi are designed and prototyped with 3D printing technology. Metal 3D printing has also been used in the trigger.

In a statement issued by the defense ministry, it was said that face-to-face fighting, the direct war against the enemy, or anti-terrorism operations, the usefulness of the Asmi machine pistol will prove to be very important in all of them.

It is a personal weapon among heavy weapons, which has great firepower. According to reports, the machine pistol belongs to the class of Israeli Uzi guns.

It is capable of firing up to a distance of 100 meters. Where will Asmi be used? For the use of this machine pistol named after the word Asmi, which means pride, self-respect, and hard work.

The Ministry has said that this weapon can prove to be effective for various teams of Central and State Police. VIP security squads and police forces will be provided this.

According to the ministry, this pistol will prove to be powerful as a personal weapon in various operations in the armed forces as well as in counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations.

It has been told by the Ministry that this weapon has been developed in a record time of four months. Since the cost of this machine pistol will be less than 50 thousand rupees and the quality is much better, so it can also be exported.

Significantly, the news of Asmi’s development came about a month after the development of Carbine, which was developed by ARDE and OFB together.

If the carbine is ready for induction into the army, will there be any impact on it because of the asmi? It was told that the purpose of the carbine is to replace only the 9 mm old carbines. Also, to provide more modern weapons to the armed forces.