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Sep- 2021 -28 SeptemberArms
New British Special Forces Rifle Can Shoot Down Helicopter
The British special forces have acquired 150 Gepard GM6 Lynx anti-materiel rifles capable of shooting down aircraft and damaging armored vehicles with one shot.
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21 SeptemberTechnology
Elbit Systems Rifle Tech Allows Soldier to ‘Shoot From the Hip’
Israel’s Elbit Systems has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system that allows soldiers to fire accurately around corners and from the hip.
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Aug- 2021 -23 AugustArms
India, Russia Sign Deal for 70,000 AK Rifles
India and Russia finalized a deal for immediate “off-the-shelf procurement” of 70,000 new 7.62×39mm AK 203 rifles.
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Feb- 2020 -10 FebruaryBusiness
US Army wants $111 million for new NGSW rifle platform to boost firepower, range
The US Army is requesting $112 million to replace the M4A1 Carbine, M16 and M249 SAW with Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) by 2021
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6 FebruaryBusiness
Belgium’s Wallonia region halts arms sales to Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry
Belgium's Wallonia region, home to FN Herstal and CMI, halted weapons sales to Saudi Arabia's defense ministry due to the war in Yemen
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Jan- 2020 -7 JanuaryBusiness
France upgrades small arms with Glock pistols, SCAR precision rifle procurements
France's military is replacing its pistols with the Glock 17 and replacing the FR F2 with a 7.62 mm, 20-inch barrel variant of FN Herstal's SCAR precision rifle
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Aug- 2018 -22 AugustBusiness
Switzerland most transparent small arms exporter, Iran, DPRK and UAE most opaque
Small Arms Survey reveals Switzerland was the most transparent authorized small arms exporter in 2015, followed by the Netherlands, the UK, Italy, and Serbia
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Feb- 2018 -14 FebruaryBusiness
India to procure more than 745,000 rifles and machine guns
India's Defence Acquisition Council approved the purchase of more than 745,000 small arms along with torpedo decoy systems, in procurements valued at approximately 159 billion rupees (almost $2.5 billion)
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Jan- 2018 -16 JanuaryBusiness
India to buy 166,000 assault rifles and carbines for border troops
India will buy more than 160,000 small arms worth $553 million for border troops, and has simplified the procedure for development and manufacture of military equipment
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