Rostec Launches a Cartridge Factory for the Kalashnikov Assault Rifles in Venezuela

Rostec’s Rosoboronexport has completed cartridge factory project phase I for manufacturing 7.62mm cartridges for the Kalashnikov assault rifles in Venezuela. The factory will make up to 70 million cartridges per year which will considerably exceed the national defence capability, providing Venezuela with domestically-made ammunition. 

“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. 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,” said Oleg Evtushenko, Executive Director of Rostec State Corporation. 

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. 

Moreover, 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.