Gwalior, MP: Adani Defence and Aerospace delivers the first batch of 2000 Prahar light machine guns to Indian Army

Adani Defence and Aerospace delivers Prahar LMGs to Indian Army
Adani-PLR joint venture in Gwalior, MP delivers first 2000 LMGs to Indian Army, image via ANI and IDRW

Adani Defence & Aerospace has delivered the initial batch of 2,000 ‘Prahar’ Light Machine Guns (LMGs) to the Indian Armed Forces at its facility in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. 

The Prahar is the Indian-manufactured variant of the Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) Negev NG7 7.62×51mm LMG, produced under licence at the Adani-PLR Systems joint venture facility in Gwalior. The joint venture had won a major contract for 41,000 machine guns in 2024. The new Prahar MLGs are manufactured with the aim of modernising infantry support weapons and replacing the older 5.56mm platforms with more effective 7.62mm guns.

Under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative, these machine guns have been made with over 75% indigenous content, with the aim to gradually raising it to 90%. The Adani-PLR Systems plant in Gwalior was inaugurated in 2023. 

Adani Defence & Aerospace is scaling up capabilities rapidly. The company plans a massive Rs 1.8 lakh crore investment in 2026, focusing on unmanned and autonomous systems, guided weapons, sensors, electronics, and AI-enabled technologies to strengthen India’s future warfare preparedness.

“This is a milestone day in India’s history when it comes to ‘Make in India’. We have been given seven years by the customer to deliver 41,000 LMGs, but at the speed and pace at which the team is working, we are going to deliver this in less than three years to the Indian Armed Forces. With the delivery of the first 2,000, we are very confident that every month we are going to produce 1,000 LMGs, which is unprecedented”, Ashish Rajvanshi, CEO of Adani Defence and Aerospace stated to media. 

Written by OpIndia Staff
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