Small arms news

At the Zapad-2021 exercises, Platform-M shock robotic complexes armed with grenade launchers were used for the first time at military training grounds near Kaliningrad, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has handed over a batch of combat reconnaissance vehicles (BRDM) to the armed forces of Tajikistan, the Russian military department reported on Saturday.

Any machines will be able to become "smart" and unite in the network. On September 9, the press service of the Israeli company Elbit Systems presented the universal ARCAS system, which is a computerized system for small arms.

The Israeli company Elbit Systems has introduced a system for ARCAS submachine guns, which shows soldiers information about the combat situation, including the sources of fire and ammunition levels, in augmented reality. You can control the layers of information using the joystick on the front handle of the machine.

The guaranteed resource of the weapon is 25 thousand shots

By the end of the year, Russia will supply the European customer with the first export batch of the RG120 "Aspid"sports pistol. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of the Rostec state Corporation.

The Kalashnikov Group of Companies (GC) is working on new modifications of the AK-12 line of submachine guns. Designers are preparing an improved AK-12SP automatic machine. The weapon will receive new elements that increase ergonomics, but will retain a proven design. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of Kalashnikov.

The CSTO exercises "Rubezh-2021"are coming to an end at the Edelweiss training ground in Kyrgyzstan. According to the plan of one of the episodes, the Russian contingent disrupted the offensive of an armed enemy who planned to occupy a settlement, the press service of the Central Military District reports.

The Kalashnikov Group has developed a new machine gun from the AK-12 family. The weapon was created on an initiative basis. AK-12SP is characterized by improved ergonomics and a set of technical solutions that increase the efficiency of the machine.

The Pacific Fleet received the first batch of AK-12 submachine guns. In the near future, the military personnel at the combat training grounds will conduct shooting and maintenance of new weapons.

Large-caliber NSV machine guns have entered service at the Russian military base in Tajikistan. This was announced on Wednesday, September 8, by the Central Military District (CVO).

Within five days, the foreign military will be familiarized with the training sites, will conduct a sighting of weapons and military equipment

Military contingents from seven countries arrived in the Nizhny Novgorod region to participate in the strategic exercises "West-2021". This was reported to journalists in the press service of the Western Military District.

The Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation have decided to include the PPK-20 submachine gun in the survival kit of military pilots - now this weapon will fit into the wearable emergency reserve (NAZ) of combat aircraft, a source in the aircraft industry told RIA Novosti.

The AK-12 submachine gun was developed as a new standard model of small arms of the Russian army

The latest 5.45-millimeter AK-12 assault rifle, supplied to the Armed Forces of Russia, adapts to the anthropometric data of each serviceman. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Kalashnikov Group of Companies (GC).

The compact automatic PPK-20 is included in the wearable emergency reserve (NAZ) of the crews of the Russian Aerospace Forces. It will be used by front-line aviation pilots, a source in the aircraft industry told RIA Novosti.

The manufacturer of the new Russian AK-12 assault rifle, which is supplied to the military, has revealed the features of the AK-12. The ergonomic automatic can be adapted to the anthropometric parameters of each serviceman. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Kalashnikov Group of Companies (GC).

What is necessary for the old Soviet tank of the early 60s T-62 to get a new life? In Algeria, they decided to massively remake these combat vehicles into a kind of BMPT.

The fact that the United States left weapons in Afghanistan could have been provided for by an agreement with the Taliban movement (a terrorist organization banned in Russia), admits TASS columnist Dmitry Litovkin.

As the press secretary of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Valeria Reshetnikova, noted, the issue concerning the payment of royalties by India is still being resolved

Russia intends to sign an agreement with India for the licensed production of 7.62-millimeter AK-203 submachine guns in this country in the near future. This was announced to journalists during the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF-2021) by the press secretary of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) Valeria Reshetnikova.

The Russian equipment of the soldier of the future "Sotnik" is planned to be equipped with optical devices for blinding the enemy at a long range, relevant studies are being conducted, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.

The family of equipment based on the armored car K-4386 "Typhoon-airborne" (4X4), created in JSC "Remdiesel", continues to increase. So, at the seventh International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", a version of the AMN-D, made in the form of a multi-purpose truck, was demonstrated for the first time.