What is the ASMI Machine Pistol?

About ASMI Machine Pistol:

• ASMI (meaning pride/ self-respect) is India’s first indigenous 9mm machine pistol.
• Developed jointly by DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) and Indian Army.
• It weighs under 2kg and can fire at a range of 100 metres.
• It has an 8-inch barrel and 33 rounds of high-capacity magazine load.
• It would cost around Rs 50,000 per unit.
• The 3D printing process was used to design and prototype the pistol’s various parts, including its trigger components.
• It is set to replace the 9mm pistols in the Indian defence forces.

What is a Machine pistol?

• It is a relatively small, self-loading automatic handgun with a high rate of fire and can fire in intermittent or sustained bursts.