Northern Army Commander reviews, carries out firing of ‘Asmi’ machine pistols

Jammu, Nov 22: General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Northern Command, Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar has “reviewed and carried out firing of the newly inducted Asmi machine pistols at Udhampur.”Purely an indigenous weapon, the Asmi machine pistol has been jointly developed by Colonel Prasad Bansod of the Indian Army and ARDE, Pune.

The Northern Army Commander carried out firing of Asmi machine pistols on November 21, at the Command headquarter in Udhampur.

On November 5, 2024, Indian Army inducted 550 “Asmi” machine pistols into Northern Command. The weapon, developed by Col Bansod in collaboration with DRDO, is being manufactured indigenously by Lokesh Machine, Hyderabad.

The “Asmi” machine pistol, according to the Army, is a robust, compact and reliable weapon designed for close quarter battles and specialised operations. Its unique semi-bullpup design allows for single-handed operations, both as a pistol and submachine gun.

“#LtGenMVSuchindraKumar, #ArmyCdrNC, reviewed and carried out firing of the newly inducted #ASMI machine pistols at #Udhampur. The weapon has been jointly developed by Colonel Prasad Bansod and #ARDE,#Pune,” Northern Command posted on ‘X’.

“The induction of the Made-in-India weapon highlights the unwavering commitment of the #IndianArmy to #AtmanirbharBharat,” it added.