Small arms news

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.

The Algerian military is going to turn the T-62 into tank support combat vehicles. The material about this is posted on the portal menadefense.net. To implement this project, the turret with the 115-mm smoothbore 2A20 gun will be dismantled from the medium tank, and the Berezhok combat compartment will be installed instead.

The militants of the Taliban movement (a terrorist organization banned in Russia ) could get weapons and military equipment delivered to Afghanistan from the Czech Republic. We are talking about D-30 howitzers, Mi-17 and Mi-24 helicopters transferred for the needs of the Armed Forces of Afghanistan. This probability was allowed by the newspaper "Mlada Front Dnes".

The United States analyzes photos and videos taken by the Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) at the Kabul airport. They show captured military aircraft, helicopters, cars and other trophies.

The BMPT was nicknamed the "Combine of Death"for its versatility even before it was put into service. Indeed, the crew of this armored vehicle, consisting of five people, can bring down a steel rain on the enemy from 30-mm shells of 2A42 cannons, two 30-mm automatic grenade launchers AG-17 at once, as well as guided missiles "Attack" with various types of combat units . It was reported that up to four targets can be attacked simultaneously. The modern fire control system allows you to use this weapon at any time of the day.

Military-economic cooperation was discussed in Belgrade at a meeting of Russian Deputy Defense Minister Tatyana Shevtsova and Serbian Defense Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.