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Russia offers upgraded version of Dragunov sniper rifle to Army

Russia is offering the Indian Army a comprehensive upgrade of the Dragunov sniper rifle in service with most of the frontline battalions. A demonstration program is schedule is planned next month to showcase upgraded accuracy and easy usage of the modified guns. 

The upgrade pack of guns is being offered to the Indian Army as a low-cost substitute to buying a large number of new snipers for the frontline soldiers. India has purchased small quantities of sniper rifles from Israel and the US but the Dragunov remains its mainstream long-range infantry weapon. 

“The Kalashnikov SAG SVD Dragunov Free-float Chassis is a one-pack upgrade set that will give it optics, bipods, mounting platform, and a long free-float fore-end at the same time,” Valentin Vlasenko, Civilian Small Arms R&D Head of Kalashnikov told ET. 

The Russian company said that only it has the right to certify upgrades to the Indian Dragunovs and its offer includes training of troops and workshop personnel to carry out work at the unit level itself.  

Presentation to the Indian Army was made in May after it expressed interest in the upgrade, with the first on-field demonstration set to take place in July. Officials said that in case of an agreement, the upgrade could also promote Make in India, and production lines could be set up at existing factories in India to manufacture the upgrade kits.  

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