Small arms news

State tests of the MP-120 mortar developed by the Ukrainian Armored Vehicles company have been completed at one of the Ukrainian training grounds. The product is designed to replace the Hammer mortar in the troops, whose defects led to the rupture of the barrel. The end of the tests is reported by Defense Express.

A prototype of the Saphir multi-purpose grenade launcher complex has been tested in Belarus. The fire was carried out on a target-catcher at a distance of 133 meters.

Tanks and other armored vehicles were involved

Motorized rifle and tank units of the Russian military base in Tajikistan conducted live firing exercises at two mountain ranges "Lyaur" and "Sambuli", the Central Military District (CVO) reported.

Chairman of the State Military Industry Committee of Belarus Dmitry Pantus checked the progress of preliminary tests on the development of a prototype within the framework of the ROC on the development of a light multi-purpose grenade launcher complex "Sapphire" by one of the enterprises of the country's defense industry.

The Russian army wants to get ribbon machine guns. On September 22, the general designer of the Kalashnikov concern, Sergey Uzhumtsev, in an interview with RIA Novosti, told about the beginning of testing of a new 5.45 mm hand machine gun.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the Governor of the Tula Region Alexey Dyumin via videoconference.

One of the issues discussed was the prospects for the development of the regional economy and the sphere of production.

Russian designers have started developing a shooting complex with elements of artificial intelligence. The neural network will help the serviceman to identify and accompany targets, aim and fire. The soldier can only pull the trigger.

The Russian AK-12 assault rifle is not inferior to modern foreign models of small arms in accuracy, Sergey Urzhumtsev, chief designer of Kalashnikov Concern JSC, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The Marine Corps of the Caspian Flotilla received upgraded 5.45-mm Kalashnikov – AK-74M assault rifles with a kit of modernization "Body kit" (for ground forces and intelligence).

Tests of prototypes of the new RPL-20 light machine gun have begun in Russia. The weapon will have to confirm the characteristics determined by the technical task. This was stated by the chief designer of JSC "Concern "Kalashnikov" Sergey Urzhumtsev in an interview with RIA Novosti.

A Russian military base in Tajikistan conducted sniper training using new rifles at a mountain training ground, the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Wednesday.

In Russia, the creation of a new shooting complex using neural networks has begun, which will be able to identify targets, aim and shoot, the soldier will only need to make a decision about defeat, Sergey Urzhumtsev, chief designer of Kalashnikov Concern JSC, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

In China, the AK-12 Kalashnikov assault rifle, which entered service with the Russian military, was evaluated. The Sohu publication stressed the importance of such a step.

This is stated in the explanatory note to the draft federal budget for 2022-2024

Russia will spend 480 million rubles to create a system for storing and destroying weapons handed over or found, according to an explanatory note to the draft federal budget for 2022-2024, which is available to TASS.

Modern 7.62 and 5.45 mm AK-12 submachine guns continue to arrive in the units of the Ground Forces. Since the beginning of the year, new submachine guns have been delivered to the combined arms units of the Eastern, Western and Southern military districts.

The Chinese media highly appreciated the new AK-12 assault rifle, which entered service with the Russian army. "Everyone is talking about hypersonic missiles, but few people remember that Russian infantrymen have an AK-12 assault rifle. And this is a significant update, " writes Sohu.

Alan Lushnikov, First Vice-President of the Kalashnikov Union of Russian Gunsmiths, noted that the production of civilian small arms and the strengthening of the position of domestic manufacturers in this market allows defense industry enterprises to fulfill their tasks.

The company said that they are bringing new models of civilian weapons to the market, including traumatic ones

The Kalashnikov Group of Companies (GC) integrates the latest tactical pump-action shotgun of its own design with the Apple Watch smartwatch. This was announced by Olga Boitsova, Deputy General Director of the Kalashnikov Group of Companies, during the conference "Weapons Perspective of Russia".

In Yemen, an unusual homemade hybrid - a Toyota Land Cruiser 79-series pickup truck with a combat compartment installed on it from the Russian BTR-80A was noticed.

Previously, these cars, modified in Jordan by the national defense industrial holding KADDB, received protected cabins with armored glass. Special cabins with rotating turrets equipped with 12.7-mm NSVT "Utes"were installed in the bodies.

Foreign sources actively share their impressions about the past large-scale maneuvers "West-2021". Among the numerous samples of Russian military equipment, foreign observers, first of all, distinguish new products. So, in their opinion, the light wheeled 4x4 all-terrain vehicle "Sarmat-2" used by the units of the Russian Airborne Forces deserves attention.