India · founded in 1983
Lokesh Machines (LML)
DRDO's industrial partner for the production of the ASMI, the Indian machine pistol.
History
Lokesh Machines Limited, founded in 1983 in Hyderabad, has been historically active in CNC machine tools. In 2021 it signed the technology transfer with DRDO/ARDE to produce the ASMI, the first fully Indian-designed and manufactured 9×19 mm machine pistol, delivered to the Army from 2024 onwards.
Iconic products
- →ASMI — 9×19 mm machine pistol.