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Rostec has announced the launch of a new 7.62mm ammunition factory in Venezuela.
Russia’s state-owned corporation announced the new cartridge factory is intended to produce ammunition for Kalashnikov rifles, equating to a production of more than 70 million rounds per year.
Factory project phase one is now complete for manufacturing 7.62mm cartridges for the Kalashnikov assault rifles in Venezuela, according to the company.
Each production line is able to produce tens of thousands of cartridges per shift. The test program conducted at a test station confirmed the quality and compliance of the products.
“Phase I of the Kalashnikov cartridge factory in Venezuela consists of four state-of-the-art production lines. Two of them are designed for ammunition with steel core bullets, another two lines are designed for tracer and blank cartridges,” said Rostec State Corporation executive director Oleg Evtushenko (translated).
“It is planned to bring into service other production buildings in the nearest future to provide the full production cycle of cartridges and Kalashnikov assault rifles in Venezuela for the national army, police and other law enforcement agencies.
“This is an important step in the development of technological cooperation with our key partner in Latin America.”
Rostec has also advised that a waste disposal building, intermediate ammunition component depots, unique shooting gallery for tracer cartridge testing, firewater tank and other auxiliary facilities have been also brought into service at the factory.
