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The high-speed unmanned boat received a rocket-machine gun module
The unmanned boat with the CyberBoat-330 hybrid engine presented at the Army-2021 military forum received a rocket-machine gun module. The vessel was developed on an initiative basis in the design bureau of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation outlined the general requirements for a new generation of combat equipment - Rostec
Russia will soon begin work on the creation of a new generation of combat equipment, the military has already outlined the basic requirements, said Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the cluster of weapons, ammunition and special chemicals of the state corporation Rostec.
Special services receive a serial submachine gun for underwater shooting-Rostec
Russian special services are receiving a new submachine gun for shooting under water, it is already being mass-produced, said Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the cluster of weapons, ammunition and special chemicals of the state corporation Rostec.
A prototype of the PPK-20 submachine gun was shown at Army-2021
A prototype of the 9-mm PPK-20 submachine gun from the Kalashnikov Group of companies was presented at the Army-2021 forum.
The PPK-20 was modified, now it has become much smaller. The length of the PP with a folded telescopic butt is only 41 centimeters. The weight of a submachine gun without ammunition is 2.5 kg.
Rostec will present a promising Manul BMP equipped with the Epoch combat module at Army-2021
The promising Manul BMP equipped with the Epoch combat module will be shown at the Army-2021 forum, Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the Rostec arms cluster, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Army-2021 Forum: the beginning
The International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" is held from August 22 to 28 at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Complex in Kubinka, near Moscow.
The 47th Missile and 238th Artillery Brigades were formed as part of the 8th Combined Arms Army
In 2020, the newly formed 47th Missile and 238th Artillery brigades were deployed on the territory of the military garrison of Korenovsk (Krasnodar Territory).
A new modification of the BMP-3 "Berezhok" will be presented for the first time at Army-2021
The BMP-3 is one of the main models of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the most popular infantry fighting vehicle in the world
A new modification of the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle equipped with the Berezhok module will be presented for the first time at the Army-2021 international military-technical forum. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the holding company "High-precision Complexes" of the Rostec State Corporation.
BMP-1 with a new tower was shown at the parade rehearsal in Kiev
In Kiev, at the rehearsal of the parade in honor of the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's independence, modernized Soviet BMP-1s were seen. Only ten units.
These infantry fighting vehicles received a single-seat combat compartment "Spis"("Spear"). It was created to replace the Shkval module, first shown 20 years ago on the BMP-1U, also at the parade in the Ukrainian capital.
Production of the AK-203 in India may begin in a few months after the contract
The weapon is manufactured by the joint Russian-Indian enterprise Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited
The Ministry of Defense of India may receive the first AK-203 submachine guns, issued under a license by the joint Russian-Indian enterprise Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL), within a few months after the signing of the corresponding firm contract. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the Kalashnikov Group of Companies (GC) (part of the Rostec state Corporation) during the international military-technical forum "Army-2021".
A new PPK-20 submachine gun was presented at the Army-2021 forum
The Kalashnikov Group of Companies (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has developed the PPK-20 submachine gun designed for pilots of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS). The weapon was first presented on Sunday, August 22, at the international military-technical forum "Army-2021".
India has signed a contract with the Russian Federation for the supply of 70 thousand Kalashnikov assault rifles of the "two-hundredth series" - Mass media
India on Thursday signed a contract with Russia for the immediate supply of the latest Kalashnikov assault rifles of the "two-hundredth series" in the amount of 70 thousand units, the online publication The Print reported.
A new Kalashnikov submachine gun and 49 new products will be shown at Army-2021
At the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", 50 new models of weapons and military equipment will be demonstrated. This was announced by Dmitry Lelikov, Deputy General Director of the Rostec State Corporation, at a briefing for foreign military attaches on Thursday.
Russian snipers will be armed with drones
The Russian Defense Ministry will add reconnaissance UAVs to the arsenal of sniper units. Sniper pairs will be armed with drones that will allow you to find, identify and monitor targets at a distance of several kilometers. This is reported by Izvestia, citing sources in the defense ministry.
An exhibition of export samples of weapons and equipment will be shown at Army-2021
The pavilion of the enterprises of the military-industrial complex will host the international exhibition "Products of the leading enterprises of the defense industry of Russia"
The exhibition of military equipment aimed at foreign markets will be presented within the framework of the international military-technical forum "Army-2021", said the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov.
Plastic sleeve: now also for rifled weapons
Lightweight cartridges developed for the US army are now available on the civilian market. August 17, portal thefirearmblog.com He reported that the company True Velocity has started retail sale of cartridges with a composite sleeve.
Interest in the Kalashnikov is shown in Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East
At the IDEF 2021 exhibition, Kalashnikov participates in the framework of the Rosoboronexport exposition, said Vladimir Onokoy, head of the Department for Military-Technical Cooperation of the concern
Representatives from Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia are more interested in the products of the Russian Kalashnikov concern.
A new wheeled self-propelled gun based on the "Ural" lit up in Libya
Artillery units of the armed forces of the Government of National Accord of Libya have adopted a wheeled self-propelled installation based on the Ural-4320 car. Such an ACS, armed with a D-30 howitzer, was recently lit up for the first time in one of the training centers during a visit to this facility by the leadership of the PNS.
Smith & Wesson released a monster shotgun
There is a new addition to the family of monster shotguns. The DP-12 from Standard Manufacturing, the Tavor TS12 from IWI and other models were joined by the M&P12 from the American company Smith & Wesson.
Russia plans to create a robotic air defense system based on the Uran-9 shock RTC
Russia plans to create a robotic air defense system based on the Uran-9 shock RTC, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the defense industry.