Syria Receives MTs-116M Sniper Rifles From Russia: Media Reports
Syria has reportedly received a batch of MT-116M sniper rifles from Russia. The National Republican Guard have issued the sniper rifles to one of the womens units of the service, Tass quoted Syrian media outlets as saying Wednesday
TrackingPoint Introduces Long Distance Precision-Guided Firearm
TrackingPoint has unveiled its latest Precision-Guided Firearm - the squad-level M1400 338LM bolt-action rifle which engages stationary and moving targets out to 1400 yards. The squad-level M1400 is designed to provide unprecedented battle stand-off capabilities at the squad level
Western Sanctions Force Kalashnikov To Increase Civilian Arms Share
Kalashnikov is forced to strive for an increase in the share of civilian products due to the western sanctions against the company since July 2014. The US prohibited imports of Kalashnikov products to the nation citing Russias alleged interference in the Ukrainian internal conflict
Bye Bye Kalashnikov, Ukraine Develops NATO Standard Sniper Rifles
Ukroboronprom has transferred 10 new NATO standard experimental sniper rifles to the national guard of Ukraine. The new rifles are developed by ‘Ukroboroncervis
Australian Navy Seizes AK-47s, Machine Guns, Grenade Launchers From Fishing Ship Bound...
Australian Navy has seized a large number of weapons caches that includes 2000 AK-47 assault rifles 100 rocket propelled grenade launchers, 49 machine guns from a Somalia bound fishing vessel in Oman. HMAS Darwins boarding team intercepted the vessel about 300 kilometres off the coast of Oman and found weapons along...
Russia To Complete Delivery Of 10,000 AK-47 Rifles To Afghan Forces
Russia is delivering 10,000 AK-47 assault rifles to Afghan Forces as part of Moscows efforts to equip the troops to counter terrorist activity. “Deliveries are underway
First Batch Of Indigenous Bofors Type Guns To Reach Indian Army In...
The first batch of indigenously developed Bofors type guns will be dispatched to the Indian Army in March. The tests carried out on the 5
Syrian Army Seizes Cars Loaded With Munitions Bound For Terrorists
The Syrian army foiled an operation to smuggle large quantity of ammunition for medium and heavy weapons coming from the easter boder of Daraa province bound for terrorist organization in Syrian Badiya last week. Two cars loaded with 35 RPG rounds, 3000 PKC bullets, 3000 assault rifle bullets and grenades were seized by the Syrian army checkpoint on Jaunary 21, 2016
UAT Unveils PRP-30 Military Grade Combat Sniper Rifle
Umbra Applied Technologies (UAT) has successfully completed development of its exclusively designed combat sniper rifle – the Precision Rifle Platform-30 caliber. Dubbed "PRP-30", a firearm manufactured from premium purpose driven materials and components, is to empower special operation units of law enforcement and the military
Remington Delivers Last Batch Of 12,657 M4 Carbine Rifles To Philippine Army
US arms manufacturer Remington delivered a batch of 12,657 brand new M4 carbines to the Philippine Army, completing its supply contract of 56,843 M4s. The delivery was carried out ahead of schedule late last December, Army spokesman Col
Production Facility For India’s Light Combat Vehicle Production Underway
Indias Tata Motors has proposed to set up a production facility for light combat vehicles, military jackets, rifles and other items on one of its units in Dharwad, Karnataka. Tata had applied for the production of defense equipment after the Indian government decided to produce the equipment indigenously under the ‘Make in India program, The New Indian Express news daily reported Thursday
Russia To Supply Afghanistan With 10,000 AK-47 Rifles
Russia is expected to begin delivery of 10,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles to Afghan police in coming months. "The issue of delivery of 10,000 AK-47 automatic rifles with ammunition rounds to Kabul via the Russian Interior Ministry has been practically resolved and the shipment is expected to take place in January of 2016," Russian presidential special envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said in an interview with the TASS news agency on Tuesday
U.S. Approves $700M Arms Sale to Netherlands for Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles...
Poland Cleared to Buy Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles for $1.3B
France's Third Barracuda Submarine Begins Nuclear Reactor Startup
U.S. Enacts Supplemental Bill Providing $95B in Aid for Ukraine, Israel, and...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...