Weapon

Soldiers of the future will receive a hand-held howitzer In terms of its power, a disposable grenade launcher will not be inferior to a howitzer projectile, and its modern sight will make it possible to destroy enemy tanks and shelters at night as easily as during the day.  The emergence of such weapons will provide soldiers with superiority in urban combat, experts say.  In Russia, the development of the newest assault grenade launcher complex 6S20 "Mix" is nearing completion, sources in the military-industrial complex told Izvestia.  A trial batch of his thermobaric grenades of a volumetric explosion is being made for state tests.  The new grenade launchers will be produced at Planta Chemical Plant JSC - the company has already received a set of documentation for their serial production. According to the documents on the development schedule, the end of state tests is scheduled for the fall of 2021.  Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported that the Mixture is being develo

Kalashnikov created the first smart-gun The Kalashnikov concern has created the first smart-gun in Russia that can be synchronized with gadgets, the holding's press service reported. "The first SMART-gun in an innovative design! A unique development based on a reliable smooth-bore shotgun MP-155 with the ability to synchronize with gadgets. The novelty will be presented at the Army-2020 forum,"  Vkontakte  said in a statement  . I imagined - a hunter (who also happens in social networks) - makes a shot using a sight integrated with the "gadget".  And from it he directly spreads a series like "here's the boar before", "here I am shooting" "here the boar falls" ... And so on.  No benefit, but vanity will amuse ("posted - it was, did not post it - it was not")  You look, someone needs just that ...

Rostec will present a system with transparent armor effect at Army 2020 At the Army-2020 forum, Rostec will present the Parallax supervisory terrain survey and targeting system with the effect of transparent armor.  This was announced on Thursday, August 20, by the state corporation TASS.  “The demonstration of the Hermes high-precision guided weapon system with an over-the-horizon firing range of up to 100 km, a new type of guided missile for the Tornado-S MLRS, the Parallax supervisory terrain observation and aiming system for the BMP-3, operating on the principle of“ transparent armor ” ", - said in" Rostec ". In addition, the corporation is going to present the latest pistols "Aspid" and "Poloz", a mobile version of the anti-UAV countermeasures system "Attack - DBS" and other developments.  Rostec added that among the new products this year there will also be a modernized Mi-35P combat helicopter and a Mi-171Sh helicopter. The Internatio

Kalashnikov began work on a new machine gun Concern "Kalashnikov" by order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation began the development of a new light machine gun.  The project was named RPL-20.  - During military tests of an experimental batch of RPK-16 machine guns - including their combat use - the Ministry of Defense was able to clarify the requirements for this type of weapon.  Work on the RPK-16 was carried out on an initiative basis, but now we are engaged in the creation of a light machine gun already within the framework of the state defense order, - the head of the concern Dmitry Tarasov told RIA Novosti. The RPL-20 prototype will be presented at the Army-2020 forum.  Earlier, a source in the military-industrial complex said that following the results of tests of the RPK-16, a number of proposals and comments were formed, which will be taken into account when creating a new machine gun.  "RPK-16 does not allow the implementation of decisions that