Small arms news

The AOI begins the 3rd attempt to arm the infantry with Israeli weapons (even in the form of a clone) after failures with Galil and Tavor. This step will provide greater flexibility in maintenance, prevent soldiers from retraining in reserve, ensure uniform stocks of spare parts and save logistics costs over the years.

On March 4, 2024, during a meeting between Polish Minister of National Defense Vladislav Kosinyak-Kamysh and Swedish Defense Minister Paul Johnson in Gdynia, Poland, a contract was signed with the Swedish Saab AB group to supply the Polish Army with a large number of 84-mm Carl-Gustaf M4 hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers. According to a statement from Saab AB, the value of the contract is 12.9 billion Swedish kronor (1.25 billion dollars, or about 5 billion zlotys).

Faced with operational access denial scenarios (anti-access/area denial, A2/AD) and advanced air defense systems, the Navies of leading Western states are working to improve their fire support facilities, focusing on higher-speed anti-ship weapons systems, long-range systems and unmanned platforms.

Western countries have announced new packages of military assistance to Ukraine

Western countries have announced the next deliveries of military equipment to Ukraine. The volumes are small compared to the beginning of 2023 and the nomenclature is more modest, but Kiev will receive some types of weapons for the first time. What exactly and whether it will help the APU on the battlefield is in the RIA Novosti material.

Alan Lushnikov, President of Kalashnikov Concern JSC, in an interview with the Military Commissariats of Russia magazine, spoke about the need to introduce rifle training in schools, the importance of patriotic education and the ability to handle weapons, as well as training in responsible weapon ownership.

15 years ago, in 2009, the holding company "High-precision complexes" of Rostec State Corporation was formed. During this time, the association has included more than 15 enterprises with thousands of employees. The holding's specialization is the creation of high−precision weapons systems and complexes in the tactical combat zone.

Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, during a working trip to the Central Military District troops on February 10, checked the implementation of the State Program for the production of reconnaissance and strike UAVs by defense industry enterprises in Udmurtia.

The newspaper of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "Krasnaya Zvezda" under the heading "Algorithms of steel and steel. Military affairs abroad continues to develop under the influence of scientific and technological progress, changing the face of modern combat" published a review by Doctor of Military Sciences Sergey Pechurov on a new book coming out of print by the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) "Algorithms of fire and steel: weapons of modern wars" (S.A. Denisentsev, A.V. Lavrov, Yu.Yu. Lyamin, A.A. Khetagurov; edited by M.S. Barabanov. - M.: Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, 2023).

The Ministry of Defense: The Russian Armed Forces launched a group attack on the enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine

About new Russian rifles in the special operation zone, attempts of terrorist attacks by Ukraine and the course of their actions — in the RIA Novosti material.

The World Defense Show 2024 defense exhibition in the capital of Saudi Arabia, which opened on February 4, closes tomorrow. Russia presented to foreign customers a wide range of military products — from compact small arms to corvettes, from fighter equipment to space controls. TASS — about the participation of Russian companies in the exhibition, taking place in the heart of the troubled Middle East.

Rostec will present more than 100 samples at the exhibition, including combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, drones, precision ammunition, small arms, and other developments

Russian defense enterprises will present twice as many samples of weapons and equipment at the international exhibition World Defense Show - 2024 compared to 2022. The event will be held in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) from February 4 to 8.

Rostec State Corporation will present over 100 weapons samples at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 in Saudi Arabia. The exhibition will include combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, drones, precision ammunition, small arms and other developments.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) will organize a unified Russian exposition at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 (February 4-8, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

Special forces of the French Armed Forces may become the first users of the recently introduced FN EVOLYS light machine guns from the Belgian manufacturer FN Herstal. This follows from a message on a social network published on January 5, 2022 by the French partner of the manufacturer.

The Western media, primarily the Anglo-Saxons, are trying in every way to discredit the strategic nature of cooperation between Russia and India in the field of military-technical cooperation.

Developed back in the 1980s, the Krasnopol adjustable artillery munition today shows itself perfectly in the zone of its own. It effectively hits targets, including moving ones, and allows precise fire to disable control points and other important enemy objects.

The Bundeswehr criticized the new G95A1 assault rifles, designed to replace the already outdated G36 in the German army. As stated in the report of the Accounting Chamber of the Federal Republic of Germany, the military is not satisfied with the accuracy of the new rifles. Bild writes about this.

Last year, the Russian ground forces received six brigade and divisional sets of anti-aircraft missile systems/complexes as part of the state Defense Order (GOZ), Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said on a Single day of acceptance of military products.

The BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle with a 57 mm AU-220M automatic artillery mount in an unmanned turret was first demonstrated at the Russia Arms EXPO 2015 in Nizhny Tagil.

During 2023, domestic manufacturers created new and improved existing models of small arms: the Astarta large-caliber rifle was presented, the Kalashnikov assault rifle was once again modernized. Production volumes increased, mass production of new models began — for example, the Chukavin sniper rifle, the heiress of the famous SVD, went into production. TASS — about new developments in the field of small arms.