Small arms news
Localization of Kalashnikov assault rifles production in Saudi Arabia is a matter of the near future - CEO
Kalashnikov can launch licensed production of automatic weapons in Saudi Arabia in a few months after the signing of the contract, the general director of the concern Vladimir Lepin told Interfax.
The newest "Balkan" grenade launcher is ready for mass production
Alexander Kochkin, Executive Director of JSC "NPK "Techmash", said that the Ministry of Defense will be able to purchase the complex only after the release of administrative documents on its adoption into service.
Rosoboronexport has received applications for helicopters, small arms and border protection systems from Central Asian countries
Russia has received new applications from the countries of Central Asia, Afghanistan's neighbors, for the supply of helicopters, small arms and border protection systems, the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev told RIA Novosti during the Army-2021 forum.
The situation with the coronavirus in Venezuela complicates the construction of a plant for the production of Kalashnikov assault rifles
The situation with the pandemic in Venezuela is still not easy, so it is extremely difficult to guarantee full protection from coronavirus to specialists in the current conditions, Vladimir Lepin, CEO of the Kalashnikov concern, told Interfax.
Kalashnikov does not bear losses due to US sanctions imposed against the concern - CEO
The US sanctions imposed against Kalashnikov are aimed at giving the Americans an advantage in the small arms market, Vladimir Lepin, CEO of the concern, told Interfax.
Kalashnikov is ready to establish production of automatic rifles in the NATO AK-19 caliber abroad - CEO
The concern expects high demand from foreign customers for the new AK-19 automatic rifle
"Kalashnikov" expects high demand from foreign customers for the new AK-19 automatic rifle with a NATO cartridge (5.56x45 mm) and is ready to establish its production abroad,the general director of the concern Vladimir Lepin told Interfax.
Shoigu instructed to speed up the testing of new weapons for pilots
On Wednesday, August 25, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, after visiting the shooting center in the Patriot Park, instructed to speed up state tests of promising small arms and protective equipment for VKS pilots.
Shvabe Holding showed the latest collimator sights at the Army-2021 Forum
According to the representative of the plant, it is expected that the duration of operation of collimators on one power source will be approximately equal to 10 thousand hours
The latest collimator sights of open and closed type produced by the S. A. Zverev Krasnogorsk Plant (part of the Shvabe holding of the Rostec State Corporation) were presented at the Army-2021 military-technical forum, a TASS correspondent reports from the event.
Head of the Federal Customs Service Shugaev: Belarus shows interest in purchasing AK-12 submachine guns
Belarus is interested in purchasing AK-12 submachine guns, but an official application has not yet been received from Minsk, Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of the Russian Federation, told reporters on Wednesday during the Army-2021 forum.
What Belarus presented at the Army-2021 Forum
The International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" is being held near Moscow from August 22 to 28, and the exposition of Belarus is one of the brightest.
At the "Army-2021" you can see the best samples of Belarusian military equipment. Various means of communication, military telecommunications, radar equipment, unmanned aerial vehicles are widely represented. Specialists are interested in electronic warfare systems, including those designed to combat drones.
The features of the new Russian submachine gun PPK-20 are named
The PPK-20 submachine gun, presented by the Kalashnikov concern at the Army-2021 forum, has a number of features that distinguish it from the usual AK. This was told to" RG " by the head of the direction of the directorate for military-technical cooperation of the concern, Vladimir Onokoy.
Specialists of TSNIITOCHMASH at the" Army-2021 " told about the priority areas of development of small arms ammunition
As part of the scientific and business program of the MVTF "Army-2021", Alexey Shchekin, head of the Department for the development of small arms ammunition of TSNIITOCHMASH JSC, announced priority directions for the development of small arms ammunition.
Uralvagonzavod has developed a series of remote combat modules for the Navy
Most of the modules have been independently tested
The Uralvagonzavod Concern (UVZ, part of the Rostec State Corporation) has developed a series of remotely controlled combat modules (DUBM) designed to equip ships of the Navy. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the UVZ during the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".
Kalashnikov announced the launch of pre-orders for the Ultima cyberweapon
The cost of the gun is expected to be around 130 thousand rubles
The latest cyberweapon "Ultima" can be pre-ordered on the website of the online store of the Kalashnikov Group of Companies. This was reported in the press service of the company.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation received a shortened version of the AK-12 for trial operation
As noted in Kalashnikov, potential customers are also interested in the latest small-sized automatic machine AM-17
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation received shortened AK-12 submachine guns for trial operation. This was reported to TASS during the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021 "in the press service of the Kalashnikov Group of Companies (GC).
AK-12 will become the main machine gun of the Russian army for the coming decades - "Kalashnikov"
The AK-12 will become the main automatic weapon of the Russian Armed Forces for the next decades, the press service of the Kalashnikov concern reported
Almaz-Antey tested a drone with a shotgun
The Gyrfalcon interceptor drone, equipped with a 12-caliber shotgun, has successfully passed field tests. The development of JSC "Concern of East Kazakhstan Region" Almaz-Antey " is intended for the destruction of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), RIA Novosti reports with reference to the general designer of the department Pavel Sozinov.
The Russian Defense Ministry and Kalashnikov signed a long-term contract for the supply of new AK-12 assault rifles-concern
The concern notes that we are talking about the supply of hundreds of thousands of machine guns to the military
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the Kalashnikov concern have signed a long-term contract for the supply of AK-12 assault rifles, the corresponding agreement was signed within the framework of the military-technical forum "Army-2021", the press service of the concern told Interfax.
Every year, more than 100 thousand Kalashnikov assault rifles are exported
Russia annually sells more than 100 thousand Kalashnikov assault rifles to foreign countries, said the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev.
Rosoboronexport has already signed contracts and even supplied a number of partners with new samples of this legendary machine gun - the AK "two-hundredth" series, as well as the AK-12 and AK - 15," the head of the company said.
"High-precision complexes" have started the modernization of the "Berezhok" complex for BMP
The holding clarified that they are working on the possibility of installing the Berezhka on new types of chassis
Design Bureau of Instrument Engineering (KBP) named after Academician A. G. Shipunov (part of the Rostec High-Precision Complexes holding) has begun to modernize the Berezhok complex, designed to equip infantry fighting vehicles. This was reported to TASS in the press service of "High-precision complexes" during the International military-technical Forum "Army-2021".
