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{{Infobox weapon
| name = Asmi
| production_date =
| image_size =
| caption = Asmi 9mm submachine gun
| origin = India
| type = [[Submachine gun]]<br>[[Machine pistol]]
| is_ranged = yes
| service =
| used_by =
| wars =
| designer = Prasad Bansod
| design_date = 2020
| manufacturer = Lokesh Machine Limited
| image = DRDO ASMI.jpg
| variants = 
| number =
| weight = {{convert|1.7-2|kg|lb|2|abbr=on}} (empty)
| length = * 382 mm (stock folded)
*612 mm (stock extended)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Technology Focus|first=Vol 29,Issue no:5|date=October 2021|title=Small arms and ammunition|work=[[DRDO]]|url=https://www.drdo.gov.in/sites/default/files/technology-focus-documrnt/TF_Oct_2021.pdf}}</ref>
| part_length = *{{Convert|7.2|in|mm|adj=on}} *{{Convert|6.5 |in|mm|adj=on}}
| crew = 
| cartridge = [[9×19mm Parabellum]]
| caliber =
| action = [[Blowback (firearms)|Straight blowback]]
| velocity =
| range = 100 m
| max_range =
| feed = 33 round [[Glock]] magazine
| sights = Reflex sight<ref>{{Cite news|last=Technology Focus|first=Vol 29,Issue no:5|date=October 2021|title=Small arms and ammunition|work=[[DRDO]]|url=https://www.drdo.gov.in/sites/default/files/technology-focus-documrnt/TF_Oct_2021.pdf}}</ref>
| unit_cost = est. $685 ([[Indian Rupees|₹]] 50,000)
| rate = 600 rounds/min<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-15 |title=India Introduces New Indigenous ASMI Submachine Gun |url=https://www.overtdefense.com/2021/01/15/india-introduces-new-indigenous-asmi-submachine-gun/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=Overt Defense |language=en-CA}}</ref>
}}
The '''Asmi''' (stylized '''ASMI''') is an Indian prototype [[submachine gun]]. It was designed and developed in 2020 by the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]], but has not been put into service.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-14|title=DRDO’s Pune facility and Army develop first indigenous 9mm machine pistol ‘Asmi’|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/drdo-india-pistol-asmi-7146496/|access-date=2021-01-15|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=13 January 2021|title=DRDO develops ASMI, India’s first homegrown Uzi-style personal defence weapon|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/01/13/drdo-develops-asmi-indias-first-homegrown-uzi-style-personal-defence-weapon.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114211527/https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/01/13/drdo-develops-asmi-indias-first-homegrown-uzi-style-personal-defence-weapon.html |archive-date=2021-01-14 |access-date=2021-01-15|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref>

== Background ==
The Asmi was designed as a replacement for the 1A Carbine, India's domestically produced copy of the [[Sterling submachine gun]], which has been in service since the 1960s. Alongside the 1A, India is also somewhat reliant on imported submachine guns, such as the [[Brügger & Thomet MP9]], [[Heckler & Koch MP5]] and [[Uzi]].<ref name=":0" /> The Asmi will serve as a cheaper alternative to imports, with an Asmi costing only a third as much as an MP5.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Unnithan|first=Sandeep|date=14 January 2021|title=The Indian Army's 'General Kalashnikov' gives it a new 9 mm sub-machine gun|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/the-indian-army-s-general-kalashnikov-gives-it-a-new-9-mm-sub-machine-gun-1759202-2021-01-14|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114180222/https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/the-indian-army-s-general-kalashnikov-gives-it-a-new-9-mm-sub-machine-gun-1759202-2021-01-14 |archive-date=2021-01-14 |access-date=2021-01-15|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> In the 2000s, the [[DRDO]] developed the [[Modern Sub Machine Carbine]] to attempt to replace the 1A, but it failed to meet the military's requirements.

Asmi, which means "pride, self respect and hard work", was first showcased in January 2021, and developed over the course of four months by [[Lieutenant colonel|Lieutenant Colonel]] Prasad Bansod,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Siddiqui|first=Huma|date=2021-01-14|title=Meet Lt Col Prasad Bansod: Infantry School officer behind India’s first indigenously Developed 9mm Machine Pistol|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/meet-lt-col-prasad-bansod-infantry-school-officer-behind-indias-first-indigenously-developed-9mm-machine-pistol/2171014/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114110917/https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/meet-lt-col-prasad-bansod-infantry-school-officer-behind-indias-first-indigenously-developed-9mm-machine-pistol/2171014/ |archive-date=2021-01-14 |access-date=2021-01-15|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref> who had previous experience [[reverse engineering]] an [[INSAS rifle]] to produce a [[bullpup]] [[carbine]] variant.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DASMI - India’s first indigenously developed 9mm Machine Pistol|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/india-s-first-indigenous-machine-pistol-asmi-displayed-by-indian-army-know-its-features/706727}}</ref> [[3D printing]] was utilized to make parts of the gun.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 January 2021|title=India's First Indigenously Developed 9mm Machine Pistol|url=http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1688547|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128023148/https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1688547 |archive-date=2021-01-28 |access-date=2021-01-15|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>

== Design ==
Unlike its predecessor, the Modern Sub Machine Carbine, the Asmi is chambered in [[9×19mm Parabellum]],<ref name=":1" /> a cartridge already in use in the Indian Army, giving it a major logistical advantage over the MSMC, whose round was purpose built for the design.

Similar to the Uzi, the Asmi is a [[Blowback (firearms)|straight blowback]] submachine gun with a [[Stock (firearms)|side-folding stock]], a low rate of fire, and its [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] is loaded inside of the [[pistol grip]]. The Asmi has two barrel configurations: {{Convert|7.2|in|mm|adj=on}} and {{Convert|6.5 |in|mm|adj=on}} barrel, and has a weight of around {{Convert|2|kg|lb}}.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Technology Focus|first=Vol 29,Issue no:5|date=October 2021|title=Small arms and ammunition|work=[[DRDO]]|url=https://www.drdo.gov.in/sites/default/files/technology-focus-documrnt/TF_Oct_2021.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Army officer develops first indigenous 9 mm 'machine pistol|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/army-officer-develops-first-indigenous-9-mm-machine-pistol-199337|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116095325/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/army-officer-develops-first-indigenous-9-mm-machine-pistol-199337 |archive-date=2021-01-16 |access-date=|website=}}</ref>

The [[upper receiver]] is made from [[aluminium]], and the lower receiver is made from [[carbon fiber]]. The upper receiver has a full-length [[Picatinny rail]], and there are [[M-LOK]] slots on the left and right side of the weapon.

Typical for a submachine gun, its main application is for [[close-quarters combat]], where it can be used by heavy weapon detachments, tank and aircraft crews, drivers, and radio or radar operators.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Meet Indian Army’s first 9 mm Machine Pistol ASMI|url=https://guardingindia.com/featured/meet-indian-armys-first-9-mm-machine-pistol-asmi/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114143253/https://guardingindia.com/featured/meet-indian-armys-first-9-mm-machine-pistol-asmi/ |archive-date=2021-01-14 |access-date=|website=Guarding India}}</ref>

== Manufacturing ==
The Asmi is manufactured by Lokesh Machine Limited. It was showcased at the 7th edition of the International Police Expo in New Delhi on 6 July 2022. The company is waiting for a license to mass produce under 'Make-I' of the Defence Procurement Procedure which will take another three months due to procedural clearances.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankar |first=Ravi |date=2022-07-08 |title=India’s First Indigenous 9mm Machine Pistol, Showstopper At International Police Expo |url=https://bharatshakti.in/indias-first-indigenous-9mm-machine-pistol-showstopper-at-international-police-expo/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=Bharat Shakti |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Machine pistols]]
[[Category:Firearms of India]]
[[Category:9mm Parabellum submachine guns]]

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