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25.08.2025
ИнВоен Info

Austrian SV Medium Sniper Rifle

The Austrian Armed Forces have received a new 8.6mm medium sniper rifle. It complements the range of precision-guided small arms of the Austrian army. The new rifle has a larger caliber and a more powerful sight than the famous SSG 69 sniper rifle. Since 2020, the 8.6 mm rifle has been supplied to the troops.

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25.08.2025
РИА Новости

Sergey Chemezov: the ceiling of our "defense industry" is still very high

In an interview with RIA Novosti, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov spoke about his responsibility to the country, why the West is shocked by the pace of Russian arms supplies, about work on domestic airliners and engines, their advantages over Airbus and Boeing, the prospects for creating supersonic aircraft, robots and distrust of companies that have left the Russian Federation.

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22.08.2025
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Air failure: how the Ukrainian Armed Forces use Mi-8 transport planes against drones

Ukraine is trying to plug the holes in air defense by artistically redesigning helicopters not designed for this purpose

The Ukrainian military has begun using transport helicopters to combat drones. To turn civilian and military Mi-8s into hunters, they are being artistically upgraded by installing machine guns. Experts believe that this approach is due to the acute shortage of air defense systems and attack helicopters in Ukraine. Experts believe that the innovation will not be very effective, and in the future the Ukrainian troops will have to abandon it.

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22.08.2025
Военное обозрение

Military tests of the latest 7.62 mm RPL-7 light machine gun have begun in the free zone.

The latest Russian light machine gun with a 7.62 mm RPL-7 belt-powered machine gun is being sent to the troops for testing. This is reported by the press service of the Kalashnikov concern.

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19.08.2025
Деловая газета "Взгляд"

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the 7.62 and 5.45 calibres of small arms?

The larger 7.62 mm caliber, which was used in the legendary Kalashnikov assault rifle of the 1947 model, is distinguished primarily by its significant penetration ability. It is most effective in assault operations and at short distances. However, 5.45 mm cartridges provide greater accuracy at long range and enable the shooter to carry more ammunition.

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14.08.2025
Вестник Мордовии

Following the FV107 tankettes, the M55S, the Challenger2 and the Leopard 1 will be sent to the APU.

In desperation, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine may again throw its unsuccessful tanks into battle: 26 Slovenian M55S upgraded with the help of Israel, 12 British FV4034 Challenger2 and 87 Leopard 1A5 supplied by Belgium, Germany and Denmark.

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13.08.2025
Деловая газета "Взгляд"

Why is the army returning to the caliber of the classic Kalashnikov assault rifle

Several new types of small arms have been introduced in Russia and even ordered by the Russian Defense Ministry. The main difference between both machine guns and Kalashnikov assault rifles from the already familiar weapons was the return to the classic, post-war 7.62 caliber. Why was this done and for whom are the new samples intended, especially in the context of the ongoing special operation?

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12.08.2025
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Submachine guns in the queue: what novelties is Kalashnikov preparing for the front

The concern presented a range of weapons, drones and equipment

The upgraded 7.62 mm Kalashnikov assault rifle, shortened and super-shortened AK models, a light belt—type light machine gun, kamikaze barrage ammunition, the first multifunctional military backpack and a new generation of uniforms - the Kalashnikov Concern demonstrated its latest developments at the Patriot Park.

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05.08.2025
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Tank and write it down: what is behind the Bundeswehr rearmament project?

How and why the German army wants to change and whether the German authorities have enough money for it

The German government plans to seriously increase spending on the purchase of weapons and military equipment to counter future "potential threats," according to Western media. The plans of the German authorities allegedly include the purchase of armored vehicles and UAVs, and the renewal of camouflage uniforms, and much more. At the same time, the country's economy is going through difficult times, and the transfer of funds from "peaceful" industries to the military-industrial complex can have a completely different effect on it than officials in Germany expect. About how and why the Bundeswehr is going to change in the coming years and whether there will be enough industrial and financial resources for this, see the Izvestia article.

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04.08.2025
ИнВоен Info

Weapons programs of the Russian defense industry

Despite the ongoing challenges, the Russian military-industrial complex (MIC) continues to make progress in implementing numerous weapons programs. Although the deadlines for many projects have been postponed or priorities have been revised, it seems that the main programs of the future have not been canceled or postponed indefinitely — contrary to what many foreign observers have assumed in recent years. Some of these programs have recently resumed.

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30.07.2025
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Another problem: the British camps have run out of Kalashnikovs for training the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Ukrainian recruits are urgently retrained for Israeli AK analogues

The British Armed Forces recruit training camps have run out of Kalashnikov assault rifles. They were replaced by Israeli Galilas, developed on the basis of the Soviet AK. According to military experts, this choice was not made out of a good life — the free Kalashnikovs in the warehouses of Eastern European countries have run out. They note that training on "Halils", even if structurally similar to Russian submachine guns, will become more expensive, as well as worsen the training of Ukrainian Armed Forces recruits.

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21.07.2025
РИА Новости

"It's in short supply here." A serious problem has been revealed at the front

Every day you miss is someone's life: Andrei Kalinin from Moscow has been helping the front since the spring of 2022, and recently faced a serious obstacle. About what happened and how the volunteer is trying to find a solution — in the material of RIA Novosti.

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18.07.2025
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Vulnerable "Fort": the Ukrainian army lacks automatic weapons

Due to the shortage, the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are armed with cheap submachine guns of their own design

Ukraine has begun arming its army with cheap and ineffective small arms. The Ukrainian Armed Forces adopted the new Fort-230 submachine gun. It was originally developed for the police and is manufactured in Ukraine.

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17.07.2025
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Difficult to learn: how long-range snipers are trained for combat work

Intensive training has been organized in one of the combined arms armies of the Dnepr group of forces

Heavy snipers in the military are usually called those who work at distances over a kilometer. These guys secretly destroy particularly important targets in the "free hunting" mode, supporting the combat work of Russian assault, motorized rifle and tank units. But in order to perform such tasks effectively, serious preparation is necessary. This is well understood in the Dnepr group of forces. Therefore, there is a special platoon of heavy snipers here, which the Izvestia correspondent visited. These fighters hit the enemy from a distance of 1.5 km.

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17.07.2025
Вестник Мордовии

Do not rush to criticize the new Russian BT-3F armored personnel carrier

The new Russian BT-3F armored personnel carrier, based on the BMP-3F chassis, is constantly being improved. So, during the existence of this development, measures have been taken to increase firepower.

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03.07.2025
ЦАМТО

Rosoboronexport has completed the construction of the first stage of a 7.62 mm cartridge factory in Venezuela

Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec Group of Companies) has completed the construction of the first stage of a factory for the production of 7.62 mm caliber cartridges for Kalashnikov assault rifles in Venezuela.

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02.07.2025
ТАСС

A drone instead of a duck: how hunting weapons help fight drones in their own

Military personnel of the Russian Armed Forces of the Special Military Operation Center group of forces are training to shoot down small drones with hunting rifles, using skeet targets imitating enemy drones and launched by a special catapult. This was announced by the Kalashnikov Concern. TASS — about how smoothbore weapons are used in their defense to protect against shock FPV drones, and about the importance of fighters acquiring such skills.

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01.07.2025
ИноСМИ

AK-47 vs AK-74: how the army's "workhorses" show themselves (Business Insider, Germany)

The AK-47 has become the most famous automatic rifle on the planet. What many people may not know is that the AK-47 has a kind of sequel in the form of the AK-74. The author compares the AK-47 and the AK-74, but in the end leaves doubts about his professional qualifications: the AK-47 has never had a cylindrical magazine.

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30.06.2025
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Short bursts: new Kalashnikov assault rifles are being tested in the free zone

The AK-12K is designed to conduct rapid assaults in a confined space

The latest shortened AK-12K assault rifle is being tested in the SVO zone. These weapons are primarily designed for conducting fleeting assaults in a confined space. Right now, the fighters of the Dnepr group of forces are testing a new machine gun at one of their training grounds. The correspondent of Izvestia learned about the opinion of experienced fighters and shooting instructors about the new Kalash.

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18.06.2025
ИнВоен Info

Novelties in the equipment of the US and allied MTR

The intensity and variety of tasks performed by the Special Operations Forces (SSO) require the use of first-class standard equipment, as well as specially designed equipment. Despite the fact that the MTR is already one of the most well-equipped categories of forces in any army, they are constantly looking for new or improved tools that would provide them with a tactical advantage.

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