Gravitas | India's new 'Ugram' rifle | Will it be the new Kalashnikov? | WION

[@sidarthasubhankar4912]

It's just a beginning. India will built even better ones.

[@vineethg6259]

Beginning of what? Our Ordnance factories have been building such assault rifles for decades starting with the infamous INSAS. Army has found them all unsatisfactory in tests.

[@vineethg6259]

@Dr.Kay_R You are too optimistic. 😁

[@anands3880]

​​@@vineethg6259 Yep. I have been waiting long for an own indigineous assault rifle.. but no. I wonder y.. but as u said bro. I too like that guy optimism....😂😂😂😂😂

[@ozwiz935]

Rather than building weapons of destruction, you should be encouraging your fellow countrymen to build something that can contribute to improving people lives.

[@vivekv1718]

@@ozwiz935 these weapons are to destroy the enemies. Nation can be protected by Kshatra and not Gandhian rubbish thinking.

[@tajjubamoses]

The AK is in its own league , 70 years on.

[@riadelahie472]

I just love how she says " wion now awailable in your country"

[@vanshsapkal2826]

Her Name is Molly Gambhir, Senior News Presenter at WION.

[@scottrobinson3281]

A return to a full power cartridge, which has proven to be really too powerful for full automatic fire. This rifle would more appropriately be described as a battle rifle, like the FAL and G3 in the same 7,62x51 NATO calibre. India was licence building the Kalashnikov AK 203 in 7,62x39, which would fit the description of assault rifle.

[@1carusGG]

Wouldn't 5.56 would've been better, considering that its more widely available?

[@scottrobinson3281]

The Indian INSAS assault rifle is in 5,56x45, which has proven to be inadequate in certain situations. The USA has adopted the very powerful 6.8x51, which won't entirely replace the 5,56 at first.

[@1carusGG]

@@scottrobinson3281 That's not true. The Insas is ineffective because its an old and unreliable. There is nothing wrong with the Ammo. A lot of top tier weapons use the 5.56 as the primary ammo.

[@thomasking3792]

@@1carusGG maybe india should give it to northeast people to protect themselves.

[@1carusGG]

@@thomasking3792 It will eventually make to North East's Military Command. Rest assured.

[@sentry5320]

I am already impressed with the SSS rifles, but want to see it in service, any indian made rifles will be acceptable.

[@Silentspectator143]

Extended mag will be a huge boost to its lethality.

[@KhumanSingh-s1b]

It's good to use our own indigenous weapons & this videos shows the action of other countries

[@paulworgan6599]

Ww3 is definitely on it’s way

[@SanjayKumar-sn2gp]

No --stra--damn--arse

[@amudalarameshgoudramesh2866]

Ugram is Gas operated,short stroke piston,rotating bolt Use caliber 7.62×51 like List of 7.62×51mm NATO firearms Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle,m14,m1 garand,M24 Sniper Weapon System

[@arghyachatterjee3008]

M1 Garand was .30-06, not .308 aka 7.62 NATO. What do you mean by gas operated short stroke piston? All semi-auto or full auto rifles work with either blow back or gas. DO you mean DI or piston?

[@DEMOCRATIC.INDIAN]

She mentioned KALASHNIKOV , not bcoz , it copied AK .. but, the GAS-RECOIL technology used in AK , AK iconic look is because of that 1 tube above the BARREL for recoil. So, in order to make you relate it with AK , that it uses similar GAS technology. meanwhile , AK uses 7.62*50 mm, with 300m range UGRAM uses 7.62*51mm(1 mm bigger round) with 500m range . BUT, it is slight heavy than AK due to its hard metal.

[@Pepe46873]

Everything you listed is false

[@DEMOCRATIC.INDIAN]

@@Pepe46873 Negate with your Facts , then it would be a proper allegation, otherwise it's foolishness.

[@Activethinker6378]

​@@Pepe46873prove it

[@sourjyabratadey3376]

Bro AK rifles uses 7.62*30mm calibre not 50mm Check ur facts first.

[@dnagpal]

AR-10 uses a 7.62 X 51mm round and gas recoil technology. What this is effectively is an AR-10 with a smaller barrel length. AK47 uses a 7.62 * 39mm round and from the looks of it, doesn't look like this rifle uses any AK technology.

[@TheThirdEye6644]

I want to see if Ugram passed Indian army exam or not? Because Indian army testing is not that easy. -50° to +80° will be tested. Water, sand, ice, nothing that won't hold. Will fire a few thousand just to see the stress taking capacity. Still we have full confidence in drdo. But let's see how it passes the test of Indian Army. However, Ugram's rate of fire and bullet capacity is more than Kalashnikov.

[@Steelgrey-b1c]

It will pass the army tests.

[@nikosparm2011]

It would be perfect for Greece to replace G3 rifles.

[@lordabhikingfisher8087]

the metallurgy is not easy to copy. The carbon content on the barrel steel is not easy to master. The ammo feeding mechanism needs to function after thousands of rounds. Sig and H&K are giant because they got this right.

[@wuwangjingunderground4001]

Lets hope we get this right. The greatest minds of india made mars mission succesful on the first attempt even though isro budget seems like a joke infront of nasa.

[@wongsoongcheng1245]

China would like to import 1 lakh of these wonderful rifles to replace their hopeless Chinese made rifles.

[@hubertrobinson8825]

Finally somebody decided to build a real battle rifle again

[@Arpit-n1l]

Magazine capacity should be at least 30 rounds, I'm sure that would be lethal than AK and FN FAL assault rifle.

[@Jacklal24]

India is beginning little things. Only problem is India is competing against is India only. Most countries rifles are very advanced.

[@TheThirdEye6644]

Ok ok

[@amlan9120]

How is it less advanced than other rifles? Isnt it just firing bullets, all the projectile mechanism are in the bullet itself. It just that i m not very educated in regards to guns, and just curious.

[@PrashanthRaoNDZ]

⁠@@amlan9120Umm like are you gonna ignore the weight, recoil, ergonomics, magazine capacity, temperature etc which are make or break in a lot many unforeseen scenarios?

[@amlan9120]

@@PrashanthRaoNDZ hmm ok, understood.

[@DESIBOY-fe7nm]

Sarkari babu's of DRDO:- *ASK ME IF I CARE.*

[@sameerumarjikar5463]

No one can stop India now literally no one 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@manvscancer1191]

Good for india!

[@_GMP_]

Now Ugram rifle Next Salaar Rifle

[@space-mr9br]

Whats the weight?

[@sreaedhar]

Great product. But our armed forces are hell bent on imported ones. Only hope they accept this

[@sk8899]

I think AEWIL should consider to develop AR-15 style rifle with:- (1) Short-Stroke Piston (2) Ambidextrous Safety & Bolt Release (3) Collapsible & Extendable Buttstock (4) Safe, Semi-Auto & Full-Auto Mode (5) Picatinny & K-Mod Rails

[@pinakibasu5564]

as a matter of fact, homegrown INSAS rifle is a big failure!

[@Human_01]

Egypt/kemet needs its own arms manufacturing (especially drones and robotic manufacturing).

[@Givkll]

Jai Bharat 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@novemberalpha6023]

Kudos to DRDO for this self reliant weapon development program. Hope it will fare better than it's insas cousins.

[@VKP-i5i]

Insas 😂

[@samanas07119]

Wish the testing is done properly without compromise and the gun passes all the test…

[@jadeemperor1616]

The magazine looks too friendly.

[@Jackass17777]

It’s high time for India to have a advanced riffle. Stop using old one. Many other countries have better than what India has produced today

[@rc59191]

They should of stuck with the INSAS that rifle was basically an Indian Galil which is superior to the Kalashnikov.

[@Raj-nh3fc]

Like most Indian defence products, it will be elevated to swindling heights and then dropped down to lowly gutters quite forgotten and not missed. It will be replaced with a "made in phore sexy item".

[@brianoconnor24601]

Video title should say will it be new "FAL" or "Galil" ? rather than Kalashnikov

[@bamaaan]

Composites would be a better option for material

[@PraveenkumarPraveen-ew9yj]

Your experience sir ,what I'm i and what is my current situation

[@PatitByapari]

Joy hind 🌺

[@luked2767]

Since it's in 7.62x51 NATO (.308) this is a battle rifle and not an assault rifle as it uses a full powered cartridge,more of a rifle with an intended use of longer ranges and the ability to take more powerful armour piercing ammunition. Unless it wants to make it's own proprietary round then it's the best option. Russian full powered ammo is long with a rimmed case so not good for automatic rifles. I'm sure India will want an assault rifle in 5.56x45 NATO but 7.62x39 (ak round) isbrmgrest for short distances of under 300m and can be made or purchased at a very cheap price. If India made it's own rifle round it would probably go with something between 6 and 7mm for an assault rifle and 7mm to 8.6mm for a battle rifle / sniper rifle / machine gun round. India can make barrels but just not mass produce good barrels or make child hammer forged and chrome lined barrels. They imported some cold hammer forging barrel machines from Austria and they make barrels fast of a very high quality, hopefully also imported food chrome lining machines. Apart from that you can make everything from standard machining like forging, CNC. Billet. Stampings, aluminium and such and India can do all of that. Maybe a problem will be in production of good optics (scopes, prisms, red dots) but also in mass producing affordable millitary grade ammunition, steel and brass case. Some cartridge and bullet machines from the west and east would be a good idea so would ramping up production of smokeless powder, priming compounds, primers. and mass produced steel core copper and bi-metsl jacket rounds. To me this rifle seems to be an AK in 7.62x51 NATO (.308), they do make AKs in this caliber. But this one seems different as in it has a similar system to the Gali Ace as in the rifle can but split in 2 for cleaning but it also makes sure you can mount modern optics without problems.. It's probably aluminium with steel reinforcement parts in the upper and lower imeith maybe some polymer. It could have a short stroke gas piston like the SKS / HK416 / CZ58 / T81 and such, this would be a better option as it would make the rifle more accurate. The AK has a long stoke system. I hope the handguards are freeflosted and the barrels are CHF and CL with an option of 30 round mags.

[@fritzeph6550]

Looks like a modified AK to me. But good for India for producing its own weapon.

[@thespiderguy3515]

Nah it's a type of SLR but automatic

[@globaltrade.online]

Actually she is cute and I love her.

[@atanughosal01]

Hope it does not meet the fate of INSAS !!! .... even though the chance of that happening is low ... INSAAS was government sector initiative ..quick changes/improvements to a base prototype were not feasible ... this seems to be a private sector initiative and therefore I would expect a faster turnaround in enhancing the base prototype (even if the base model comes with any shortcomings)

[@krystalP9]

What is its range.

[@drjayaramramakrishnan6437]

500 metres

[@Whatreally123]

Shouldve put Ugram musoc. 😊

[@20001india]

If it really goid it should be ordered in decent numbers.

[@kmathew5712]

How many grams does it weigh? Chalta hai ya nahi

[@1carusGG]

I wonder if this rifle has capability for weapon attachments.

[@anitacohen8753]

About bloody time! It was absurd for the poor bastards in the defence forces, police etc to be stuck with what they had! Make sure it is issued to "all", not just front line forces.

[@3nygma_]

I bet it's gonna be tested in Manipur

[@ToxictheOGbiral]

It's a DMR... Shouldn't be compared with AR/AK

[@bev8200]

They carry the sig 716.

[@rahulgok7643]

Bhai ye toh ak47 and m416 Ka mixture lag Raha ha

[@pagangods5191]

Urgram veeram maha vishnum

[@SuperSupinder]

There should be 30 round mag...sad to see 20 round.. still old.. kalshnikov my foot..

[@Ahjejs]

Why they try to mimic Palaki sharma? She has left you're news channel 😂😂

[@Red.bulldozer3]

The rifle was developed in record 100 days and the trials will done in record 1000 days😂

[@avirdee5421]

It will not be the new Kalashnikov as it will not come even near to the legendry AK-47. Does the UGRAM have a cold-forged barrel?

[@battler544]

She's very cute, but she's no gun expert.

[@suchindranathaiyer494]

Will it be the new Kalashnikov? Not if the rifle is "Make in India". After 75 years, with all the composite materials and technologies, India presents something heavier than the World War Two British made Small Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE .303"=7.62 mm)) which defended India in 1962 (with poor results enforced by the Neta Babus despite the Army's best efforts), mauled Pakistan in 1965 and gave Pakistan a bollocking in 1971. When this was replaced with the Make in India INSAS, it took away the confidence of the Army by jamming, misfiring and living uo to the Indian Government's reputation. By cutting and pasting pieces from other weapons makes 100 days a very long time for "Make in India"

[@venkatvure2927]

500mtrs is less and 20bullets magazine is insufficient. At least 50 bullets minimum.

[@andybit1789]

Heavy magazines will ruin weight distribution and affect accuracy. Also..more chances of jams. 20 rounds is perfect for 308 caliber. Soldiers can just carry more magazines and Indian soldiers do very fast reloads

[@andybit1789]

But ya..500 meters is less but short barrels like this are favoured by special forces because easier to put in backpacks, para jumping etc. They should also have a longer barrel option. 7.62 x 51 rounds can easily do 700 meters with right barrel.

[@moirangthembikramjit871]

Design of Ugram Assault Rifle 😂

[@anaz4v]

720

[@notruthinthisworld.8414]

How many other gun designs are in this photocopy ?

[@ggsyep6509]

Reference will taken of thousands and best of all will be created!

[@crazycavalry1629]

Introduce this rifle in Pubg India so that we can test it out.

[@raanand3025]

Pubg is banned in India you ignorant.. Don't comment just for the sake of commenting

[@sanujitroy6830]

research precision

[@prkarthik9106]

Its still a version of ak based rifle like insas... Stamped Steel and rustic design...

[@godsanointed3397]

The rifle may be superb, but the ammunition type which is 7.62×51mm calibre (NATO) is almost outdated. Modern military use smaller ammunition type like 5.56mm calibre or 5.45mm calibre .

[@ruddle-tango]

I guess the Indian armed forces want a bigger rifle round cos of the fact that your adversaries are getting better body armour; 5.54x39 can't do the job in the face of modern body armour.

[@kkkkjjjj4517]

range would be less with 5.56mm - 400m as opposed to this one with 500m. this one is more suitable for jungle/mountain warfare whereas NATO's is more suitable for urban warfare

[@mandarinandthetenrings2201]

I hate say this but there nothing really new about this weapon. Who is manufacturing this new rifle and what kind of connection does they have with the Indian government?

[@anandsuralkar2947]

In war 762 Works better in domestic situations 556 works better Its for army so obviously bigger rounds to deal more damage to targets armour

[@ruddle-tango]

@@anandsuralkar2947 5.56 and 5.45 are still absolutely deadly for "domestic" operations! They are devastating rifle rounds that have proven their lethality in war; from the Vietnam war, to the Soviet war in Afghanistan and beyond. But it's modern soldiers body armour that's driving the search for better performing bullets; against the new battle plates made out of highly sophisticated materials which the lighter 5MM+ bullets fail to penetrate at normal battlefield distances. So a return to 6MM+ and 7MM+ classes of bullets with more modern propellants for deep penetration is the way to go. That's why the US Army is on the verge of introducing a new standard rifle, the Sig Sauer M7.

[@KeinyemWangnao-fx3uz]

Indian weapons will always have reliability issue!!!

[@kicksomeup6998]

It was created in just 100 days. Well, unfortunately the results speak for themselves.

[@ajithhunsraj5703]

When did you test it ?

[@kicksomeup6998]

@@ajithhunsraj5703 How do you know your father is really yours? Cmon dude you really wish to go down this rabbithole? 20 round clip, crappy muzzle velocity 500 m range when modern rifles are expected to have a farther range than that.

[@Steelgrey-b1c]

@@kicksomeup6998it’s superior to all its counterparts even the imported ones

[@kumarasubramani2515]

4kg is a heavy weight on the hilly regions.

[@Theweirdinternet1]

500 metre range and 20 round magazine, that's pathetic 😂

[@footbal524]

Pehle chota laksh hi acha hai

[@Theweirdinternet1]

@@footbal524 then why straight up compare it to AK and AR?

[@Noobmaster69_bro]

May be they r lying to make it look less lethal 😂

[@dumdumbrown4225]

Excellent news - Pakistan manufactures AK47s, so hopefully soon the machinery needed to produce the Ugram will also be manufactured in India

[@unknowncommonman]

Honestly , I would dismiss this rifle as soon as I heard 20 round magazine instead of 30 round magazine , 20 round magazine is the extended magazine capacity of a Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle but not enough for an Assault Rifle , at least 30 round magazine and 45 round Extended magazine should be the option .

[@cecilsharps]

It's like they dragged a 50 dollar bill through an american gun show and accessorized a 308ak.

[@EXR360]

"The rifle was developed in only a hundred days." *ahem* looks similar to the Israeli Galil ACE. That being said, I say we Indians need not follow outdated NATO esque standardization and should hire young and promising small arm outlets like MAGPUL and assault rifle gurus like Travis Haley and Chris Costa to train our soldiers.

[@sreaedhar]

But lets hope the armed forces give it a chance. They always want to fight with imported weapons.

[@devyum-dk9rs]

In the name of humanitarian, Mizoram people and their Government (with Kuki-Zo people) welcome everyone who comes from Myanmar whether is army or civilian and later on they sent it or shiefted to Churachandpur(Manipur). Kuki-zo tribe of Myanmar was also brought by their relatives living in Manipur district of Churachandpur and Chandel since decades and high infiltration rate is noted from 2018. The differences between Mizoram and Manipur, in reality life, is that Mizoram got good status in the name of humanitarian aid and on the other hand Manipur is burning because of Kuki-Zo (refugee) illegal activities(like plantation of poppy for drugs). The actual illegal Myanmarese settlement is in Manipur not in Mizoram. Now most of the youths of Manipur is terrorize by this group. Please try to research deeply if you want to highlight truely. We all understand that nowadays globalization is good but if some group dristurb our community harmony than the Government must stop them in time. Please protect us by your Ugram.

[@roadsector24motovlog96]

Hoping Ugram can exported to the Philippines 🎉 for civilian so we can choose best rifles in the market ❤️

[@longcha86]

Now India took over in copying others 😂😂😂.

[@sandipojha6274]

It’s a makeover INSAS Modi govt has cheated the army again earlier with Sig models which have a very high recoil for Aslt rifle

[@kmathew5712]

Sangram ne banayi ugram ko

[@gaurav9431]

Puchle 10 sal me har sal ek Naya desi rifal ka media me khub hungama hota hai phir uska nam kabhi nai sunai deta.. Lakin army ko aaj tak insas ke alawa koi indian rifal nai mila. BJP gai marketing pura kam bas ashura

[@michealdey3516]

Yeah which is rejected by Army

[@robinclint7023]

You gram 😂😂

[@Erocchi]

Hmm. It's good to see you're trying your best and not copying like China. But not very impressive and lacks elegance and capabilities compared to Western counterparts. I mean, come on, a novice like me can tell that looks so uncomfortable to hold. That looks like an 80's model. Did you even try? Disappointed.

[@Steelgrey-b1c]

lol, you don’t even know anything.

[@ghalder1674]

Yeah nahin chalne waala hain

[@bevanboth9125]

Goodness, you sound like South Afrcan news broadcasters 😂😅....

[@saikiranrao194]

It's the same insas 😂 due to Russian aggression Russia can nit deliver parts to army so they decoded to reboot insas . Rather we should have directly gone to us instead of russia

[@KRM-m2i]

Too late

[@riaafriani5665]

🇮🇳😢vs🇨🇳😅

[@Niteshiyu_169]

🇵🇰😢vs🇦🇫😅

[@niranjanmanjappa7086]

`I wonder if this lady's English accent is creeping into our Sanskrit words. She can't pronounce Ugram.

[@PRASHANTKADARAKOPPA]

Change name

[@zakiekots3401]

Better stick with the old reliable AK.....no need for another shitty rifle like the the fucked up INSAS....

[@aamiraamir1023]

India has already a flop rifle "insas" although India is number one on population & world fourth largest military power but couldn't develop a good service rifle New gun Ugram is also a Kalashnikov

[@phillipchan6919]

Just another piece of scrap. 😂

[@RDX51412]

Just like your country Chūgokujin.😂

[@emsworthcastle4849]

Not imported from Wuhan virus country!!😅😅😅

[@vivekv1718]

China or Hongkong?

[@iilhwahidfaqat5224]

hope it doesn't fire back. haraam

[@anandsuralkar2947]

Its not chinese lol

[@vineethg6259]

​@@anandsuralkar2947Chinese make much better rifles that they sell across the world. If you want to know the quality of Indian-designed rifles ask our own Army or the Nepalese who were sold the INSAS junk at subsidized prices.

[@emsworthcastle4849]

Not designed by Peshawar Madarassa!😅😅😅

[@thespiderguy3515]

​@@vineethg6259yah I know they sold their plane and other tech to nepal and now nepal want to give this crap back to them but they are not accepting

[@richavocado8795]

looks like cheap rifle, common i am sure there are good weapon designers in the country hire them instead of the stone age designers from the govt.

[@87Bijoy]

For god shake leave insas platform

[@Steelgrey-b1c]

It’s Ak platform

[@ruddle-tango]

Don't overestimate yourselves 😂 it can never be the new Kalash cos no other nation buys Indian arms but just India 😏

[@thatwhatim]

I could hear your cry but im helpless India already developed it just like India secretly developed nuclear weapons you guys also cryed loudly. 🤑

[@atam3977]

Then Polish Grot is a proven replacement as new Kalash, thus thousands are used in action on Ukraine battlefield for two years now.

[@krishkrish42]

Don't cry bro 😭😭😭😭😭😭. India has already exported billions of worth missiles and batteries to various countries.

[@pavanshetty9806]

The reality is India is already exporting lot of defence realted materials and there is more than 100 percent increase in exports.

[@pavanshetty9806]

The fact that you have to resort to lies to demean India shows that you dont have anything significant and true to critize.

[@narendramudi8579]

Worst looking AR so bulky won’t be adopted by the army

[@chovo448]

India has poor taste in weapon designing

[@VassiliZaitsev69]

Looks like a BB gun to me stick to AK.

[@birbikramgogoi2451]

Another flop show without doubt