Small arms news

The Indian army will be massively armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles. Yesterday, November 23, the portal indiatimes.com He reported that the Defense Procurement Council under the Ministry of Defense of India officially approved the purchase of hundreds of thousands of AK-203.

A batch of AK-12 5.45 mm Kalashnikov assault rifles was delivered to the military personnel of the Baltic Fleet Marine Corps unit as part of the fleet rearmament program.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation has notified about the preparation of a draft of a new regulatory act - a Manual on the organization of fire training in the internal affairs bodies, which will replace the current one approved in 2017.

During the preparation of the contract, "Russian and Indian specialists carried out a lot of preparatory work," the press service of the Kalashnikov Group of companies indicated

The contract for the supply of AK-203 submachine guns to the Ministry of Defense of India may be signed before the end of this year. This was reported to TASS on Tuesday in the press service of the Kalashnikov Group of Companies (GC).

The ship's remotely controlled Narwhal combat module will allow you to fight drones. Japanese columnist Masashi Sato assessed the capabilities of Russian weapons in a Yahoo News Japan article.

During the exercises of the CSTO special forces, which are taking place in Tajikistan, the scouts of the Russian 201st military base for the first time used modern AK-12 submachine guns to solve tactical tasks.

According to Rostec State Corporation, it has no Russian and foreign analogues

A shotgun cartridge for hunting and shooting sports with a luminous element indicating the trajectory of the projectile was created in Russia. This was reported on Wednesday in the Rostec state Corporation.

Russian Marines are receiving AK-12 assault rifles, according to media reports. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Vladislav Shurygin spoke about the advantages of the new weapon.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the marines will be equipped with "Super-Kalashnikov" - AK-12 submachine guns, Izvestia reports. The first to take them into service was the honor of the servicemen of the Pacific (TOP) and Black Sea Fleets (Black Sea Fleet). The submachine guns were tested by the "black berets" of the peacekeeping battalion of the Pacific Front, currently serving in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Russian Ministry of Defense decided to equip the Marines with "Super Kalashnikov" - AK-12 submachine guns. The marines of the Pacific (TOP) and Black Sea Fleets (Black Sea Fleet) will be the first to master the novelty.

Its elements can be placed on a drone, said the head of the RCBZ troops, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov

The new RPO-2 flamethrower, the elements of which can be placed on a drone, is being developed for the units of the radiation, chemical and biological protection forces of Russia. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the head of the RCBZ troops, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

"Saiga-9" LOT "Yarovit" is an upgraded version of the civilian carbine "Saiga-9", the company reported

Civilian small arms developed by the Kalashnikov Group of Companies (GC) received gold and silver awards in the competition "100 best goods of Russia - 2021". This was reported to TASS on Sunday in the Kalashnikov press service.

The Kozak-2M1 armored vehicles and the Cornet armored personnel carrier are planned to be equipped with remotely controlled combat modules of the Turkish company Aselsan.

According to the "Ukrainian Military Portal", the first one has a SARP Dual with a 12.7 mm large-caliber NSVT "Utes" and a 7.62 PKT machine gun with a laser rangefinder, day and night sights, special sensors.

In Russia, work is underway to create a new RPO-2 flamethrower. The complex for the units of the RCBZ troops can be placed on unmanned aerial vehicles.

The most powerful hand grenade launcher in the world, the 105.2 mm Russian RPG-29 "Vampire" has significantly increased the anti-tank capabilities of the Algerian ground forces. These weapons currently make it possible to successfully destroy the most modern foreign main battle tanks, including those protected by dynamic protection, or, as it is also called, "reactive armor".

Pakistani artisans collect artisanal copies of the Soviet TT self-loading pistol, but sell it under the Mauser brand.

On November 17, 2021, the IX annual Forum "Composites Without Borders" will be held in partnership with the International Industrial Exhibition INNOPROM. The event will be held in two formats in person at the Skolkovo Technopark online at the INNOPROM Online site. The event is supported by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The general sponsor is the interregional cluster "Composites without Borders".

The Russian military will receive a batch of tank support vehicles (BMPT) "Terminator". The commander of the troops of the Central Military District (CVO), Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, announced the continuation of the pilot operation of the BMPT in 2022. This is reported by Interfax.

When creating the "wheelbarrow of the XXI century" - the Tiger car in the buggy version - for participation in special and sabotage operations, much attention was paid to increasing firepower. Therefore, the SBM VPK - 233136 can be considered a kind of record holder: the crew of 4-5 people is armed with three 7.62 mm machine guns of the Pecheneg PKP (3200 rounds of ammunition) and one 12.7 mm Cord (400 shots).

The 201st Russian military base stationed in Tajikistan will receive the first batch of upgraded T-72B3M tanks in November, Alexander Lapin, commander of the Central Military District (CVO), told reporters.