Small arms news

In the near future, the US army will receive special CCFC face masks to protect against COVID-19, the losses from which this year were quite comparable to combat. According to Air Force Magazine, 117,736 cases of the disease were reported among military and civilian personnel in the United States, 129 of which ended fatally.

the truth and myths about the light scalpel

In February 2020, near the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, an American anti-submarine aircraft P-8A Poseidon was illuminated and blinded by a laser from a Chinese destroyer. This incident, some believe, marked the beginning of the open use of laser weapons as an independent system. From that moment on, they started talking about the rapid spread of laser weapon combat systems (LO).

Development from China helped designers from North Korea to create their own tracked armored personnel carrier, which received a large number of modifications.

It is known that in the 70-80 years, many samples of weapons that entered the army of the People's Republic of China were copies of foreign, mainly Soviet military equipment.

The share of Russian companies in the global arms market is falling catastrophically. And this is not someone who claims it, but a very authoritative source-the Swedish research center SIPRI. How well-founded are such statements, what impact do US sanctions have on the Russian arms trade, and what promising market is opening up for Russia now?

Work on the creation of heavy-and medium-class robotic systems "Sturm" and "Soratnik" continues, their introduction will change the ways of using combined-arms formations in the conduct of combat operations, said the commander-in-chief of the Land forces, army General Oleg Salyukov.

More than 2.5 thousand new types of weapons and military equipment delivered to the Ground forces in 2020, said commander-in-chief Oleg Salyukov

State tests of a new line of samples of artillery and mortar weapons on various types of chassis, which is being developed as part of the development work "Outline", are scheduled to be completed next year. This was announced by the commander-in-chief of the Land forces, General of the army Oleg Salyukov.

the Odintsovo MRC is an adequate response to NATO's Maritime activity

Recently, cases of violations of the Russian Federation's Maritime borders by NATO ships have become more frequent. In the far East, the USS John McCain invaded Russian territorial waters in Peter the Great Bay.

Armed, protected and versatile — the first joint exercises of tanks and combat vehicles created to support them, the Terminator BMPT, took place at one of the training grounds near Chelyabinsk. They advanced in line with the T-72 of the guards division of the Central military district and demonstrated impressive firepower. About the features of this technique - in the material RIA Novosti.

The Pentagon wants to buy A mi-24 helicopter and an-2 aircraft for training US instructors

The United States may purchase Russian helicopters or "cornhuskers" for familiarization in the flight stage of courses on tactics and weapons, according to media reports, citing the Pentagon. We are talking about the Mi-24 or Mi-17, as well as the An-2. In October, the US military also expressed interest in buying Russian weapons.

It became known that several sniper rifles are being developed as part of the actively ongoing development work "Ugolek".

One of the most famous is our SVD-self-loading Dragunov rifle. It became the most popular sniper rifle in the world, demonstrating its reliability and accuracy of combat at a distance of up to 500 meters. Although, as they say, its Creator did not consider the SVD a sniper weapon, but only a rapid-fire rifle with increased combat accuracy. But it is worth repeating, in all the armies of the world it has taken root as a sniper.

Modern 7.62 and 5.45 mm AK-12 submachine guns continue to be delivered to ground forces units. Since the beginning of the year, new submachine guns have been delivered to the combined arms unit of the VVO and to the special purpose unit of the ZVO.

In 2021, Russia should begin state testing of at least two new types of firearms developed by the Kalashnikov concern. This was announced by the industrial Director of the arms complex of the rostec state Corporation Bekhan Ozdoev.

The equipment of the future new generation soldier "Sotnik "(previously known as" Ratnik-3") can get into its composition zootechnical complexes, as well as elements of artificial intelligence, said in an interview with RIA Novosti industrial Director of the weapons complex of the state Corporation" rostec " Bekhan Ozdoev.

The Kuban Cossack airborne assault regiment in Novorossiysk received the latest AK-12 assault rifles, with which the personnel of the guards unit will begin scheduled combat training sessions from December 1.

The US army is actively working to overcome the shortcomings identified in the equipment and training of front-line units, or "close combat" (CCW). Created for this purpose, the" soldier Lethality Cross-Functional Team " () of the future Command ([i] Army Futures Command ) is working on three projects.

Kalashnikov concern continues to introduce small arms enthusiasts to its new product-the AKV-521 carbine of 5. 45x39 caliber. After the incomplete disassembly of the weapon shown earlier, the new video explains in more detail about the features of the prototype.

American bloggers tested homemade shotgun bullets weighing 1050 grains (about 68 grams). Surprisingly, the "Tsar-bullet" behaved as stably as possible, shooting was characterized by high, but controlled recoil, and the speed reached 340 m/s.

The motorized rifle unit of the Eastern military district (VVO) received the latest portable short-range reconnaissance radar.

in 2020, parachuting and paratroopers did a lot for the first time

Our airborne forces were the first in world history to perform a group high-altitude jump from 10 thousand meters from the Il-76 military transport aircraft at a flight speed of up to 350 km/h. The jump was made in the area of the Franz Josef Land archipelago on drifting ice. Another evidence of our country's active consolidation in the Arctic.

The Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation this year ahead of schedule received all parties of equipment "Ratnik", delivered about 18 thousand sets, reported on Thursday in the state Corporation"rostec".