Small arms news

Sniper training is a special art, which is given great attention in the preparation of special forces units. The Siberian officer shared some nuances practiced by sniper groups during the capture of the building of the rifle artillery range.

It is expected that the production of 30-mm VOG shots for the AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher will be made from components of domestic production and individual materials produced by the chemical industry of one of the NATO member states.

Russia continues to build a factory in Venezuela for the licensed production of AK-103 and ammunition, a source familiar with the work told Interfax.

Specialists of Uralvagonzavod have started creating the first prototypes of the Shturm robotic complex, RIA Novosti reports, citing sources in the military-industrial complex.

During the all-Army competition for field training among the units of the military air defense named after Colonel General B. I. Dukhov, anti-aircraft gunners jointly hit high-speed air targets.

Rare examples of military equipment for Libya can now be seen during the preparation of the military parade of the formations of the Libyan National Army (LNA) of Field Marshal Haftar.

Rehearsals for the ceremony are being held at the Benin air base near Benghazi. It seems that the LNA command has concentrated most of its available forces on this military facility.

Upgraded small-sized automatic CP.The 3M is designed to hit targets protected by personal armor protection equipment, as well as unarmored equipment, the Rostec press service reported.

The State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill on medical contraindications for the possession of weapons and strengthening state control over their turnover, follows on May 26 from the data on the website of the lower house of parliament.

American special forces will shoot further, more accurately and more deadly. May 24, portal militarytimes.com He said that under the SOF Warrior program, Special Operations Forces will receive new machine guns, as well as lightweight ammunition.

The arms holding company Česká Zbrojovka Group bought the legendary American company Colt. The transaction amount was $220 million, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The takeover of Colt fits into the development strategy of the Czech company, which, according to its head, wants to become a world leader in the production of firearms.

The latest modular Lebedev MPL pistol and its modification MPL-1, developed by the Kalashnikov Group of companies (part of the Rostec State Corporation), have been adopted by the Federal Service of the National Guard of the Russian Federation (FSVNG).

The survival kits of Russian military pilots are planned to include small arms for the first time - the PPK-20 submachine gun and the Lebedev compact pistol, these samples were selected by military pilots during military-technical experiments conducted at the beginning of the year, two sources in the aircraft industry told RIA Novosti.

Military personnel of the combined arms association of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed in the Republic of Buryatia, perform control shooting exercises on a unique interactive laser shooting range "Rubin-110". This shooting range is installed in the headquarters of the combined arms association.

Russian protected armored vehicles of special purpose K-43269 "Shot" continue to improve. At the parade in Nizhny Novgorod dedicated to the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, among the new products from the Central Research Institute "Burevestnik" you could see the latest version.

The weapons are intended for special purpose units

Rosoboronexport of the Rostec State Corporation has completed the delivery of 4.5 mm special underwater pistols SPP-1M and special underwater submachine guns APS caliber 5.66 mm to a foreign partner. This was reported on Friday to journalists in the press service of Rostec.

At the military parade in Tula on May 9, the BMD-2M with a single combat compartment "Bereg"was first demonstrated.

From the original versions, they differ in the installation of a new, more massive-looking sight with a laser rangefinder, a thermal imaging channel and an automatic target tracking system.

In Russia, it is proposed to introduce administrative responsibility for the illegal trafficking of light pneumatics and the carrying of cold weapons for self-defense. This provision is contained in the draft law, which was developed by members of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, an explanatory note is available to TASS.

The Belgian company FN Herstal has created a machine gun that should outshine their previous legend Minimi. The new light machine gun was named FN EVOLYS and a number of unique features, with which the Belgians intend to "write a new chapter in the history of machine guns".

Estonian company Milrem Robotics has announced the signing of a distribution and maintenance agreement with the Australian company XTEK Ltd., as well as the delivery of the first ground-based remote-controlled machine THeMIS.

In China, an improved QSB-11 shooting knife for scouts and special forces was publicly demonstrated. Weapons in action showed the national television of the People's Republic of China in a report from the training of the special forces.