small arms

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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