Infantería de marina real tailandesa se equipa con Kalashnikov AK-201 de 5.56mm

RTMC Purchase AK-201 Riffles

Russian Kalashnikov AK-201 5.56x45mm assault rifle (photo : Kalashnikov Group)

According to the Naval Ordnance Department The Thai Navy plans to purchase 5.56mm AK-201 Russian rifles, total 500 units for 45,000,000 baht ($ 1,387,240.65) or per barrel 900,000 baht ($ 2,774.65) for the Eastern Marines Scout Task Force

It can be seen that when compared with the rifle from the west, such as Colt M16A4 in the amount of 450 units, costing 23,4006,986.16 baht ($ 721,769.54) for the Royal Thai Naval Academy. The price of the M16A4 long rifle, the US average price per barrel 52,015.548 baht ($ 1,604.48) shows the fact that Russian guns procured through Rosoboronexport Russian arms export agencies and Thai distribution companies are more expensive contrary to the belief that Russian weapons are cheap.

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Nuevas carabinas Kalashnikov AM-17 para fuerzas especiales

Kalashnikov details AM-17 carbine for special forces

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Russia`s Kalashnikov Group (a subsidiary of the state corporation Rostec) continues the development of the AM-17 personal defense weapon (PDW), according to the company`s press department. The AM-17 PDW is chambered for 5.45x39 (M74) cartridges. The weapon is a further development of the MA carbine that was unveiled at the Army-2016 defense show in Kubinka, near Moscow.


Kalashnikov AM-17 (Picture source: Vitaly Kuzmin)

The AM-17`s upper receiver is fitted with a full-length MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny rail, while the lower receiver is made of polymer and carries no rails. Unlike the AKS-74U, the weapon features ambidextrous firing controls and an ergonomic pistol grip. The cocking handle can be mounted on either left or right side of the firearm. The AM-17 is fed by 30-round polymer or bakelite magazines of the Kalashnikov AK-74/AK-74M assault rifle. The firearm has received a folding telescopic buttstock. The AM-17 is intended for special forces, law enforcement agencies, crews of combat vehicles, and non-commissioned officers. The weapon features a gas-operating scheme with rotating bolt.

According to the Kalashnikov Group, the AM-17 weighs 2.5 kg (without magazine) and has a rate of fire of 750-800 rounds per minute. The PDW`s length varies between 490 mm (with folded buttstock) and 740 mm (with unfolded buttstock). The carbine is fitted with a 230 mm barrel.

Rusia ofrece fábrica de Kalashnikov a Filipinas

Russia Offers Joint Project for AK Rifles Factory in Philippines

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MANILA, Philippines — As bilateral ties become warmer, Russia believes it is time for the Philippines to “diversify” defense and other forms of cooperation with other countries, without damaging its traditional alliances.

As part of a blossoming “partnership,” Russia is proposing, among others, a joint project with the Philippines for the production of assault rifles, including Kalashnikovs, in this country.

“Last year… we proposed organizing a joint production facility here, to jointly produce Russian assault rifles,” Russian Ambassador Igor Khovaev told “The Chiefs” last night on Cignal TV’s One News channel.

Khovaev, however, said there has been no response so far from the Philippine government.

He stressed that Russia’s proffered hand of partnership has no “hidden agenda” or political strings attached.

“Russia has experience of supplying arms and military weapons to Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, so it’s time to be open-minded. It’s time to diversify. Diversify cooperation with no damage to your traditionally close relationship with the some other allies,” Khovaev said,

The Kalashnikov range of assault rifles includes the AK-47 – Avtomat Kalashnikov or Kalashnikov’s Automatic Rifle, arguably the most widely used of its kind in the world. Developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov, the AK-47 was first used by Soviet forces in 1949.

Kalashnikov also produces shotguns, rifles, pistols and ammunition.

Asked about the status of his proposal, Khovaev replied, “I hope it’s still under consideration.”

The proposal is likely to be blocked by the United States, with which the Philippines has a defense alliance.

Last month, during a visit to Manila, Randall Schriver, US assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs, cautioned Manila against buying military hardware from US rival Russia. Schriver issued the statement as Philippine defense officials were reportedly considering the acquisition of a submarine from Russia.

President Duterte slammed Schriver’s statement, saying, “Is that the way you treat an ally?… You want us to stay with you for all time? Who are you to warn us?”

Reacting to Schriver’s warning, Khovaev emphasized that the US and other traditional allies of the Philippines should not interfere in the bilateral cooperation between Manila and Moscow and the choices made by the two countries, including defense cooperation and acquisition of arms and weapons.

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Rusos sacan Sturmgewehr 44 de estatua de Kalashnikov

Nazi gun removed from statue of AK-47 founder Mikhail Kalashnikov in Moscow

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Russian authorities have corrected a mistake in part of a statue that honors the developer of one of Russia's most famous exports. Muscovites noticed the error in the 7.5 meter monument and alerted city chiefs.

Workers have removed an illustration of a gun used by the German army during the Second World War from a new monument honoring Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Russian inventor of the widely recognized AK-47 rifle, three days after the statue's unveiling in Moscow.

The sculptor, Salavat Scherbakov, admitted the mistake on Friday after angry locals discovered that the metal bas-relief behind the statue of Kalashnikov included an image of the Sturmgewehr 44 ("storm rifle"), an assault rifle used by Nazi forces in the later years of the Second World War.

Hours later, a worker used an angle grinder to remove the illustration of the rifle, according to news agency AFP, leaving a square hole in the bas-relief that depicts lesser known weapons designed by Kalashnikov alongside the AK-47.

Russian authorities presented the seven-meter (23-feet) high statue of the inventor, who died in 2013, in central Moscow on Tuesday in a ceremony that included a military parade.



Russia inaugurated the statue to celebrate the work of Mikhail Kalashnikov on Tuesday with much pomp

Speaking at the event, Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky called the AK-47 a "cultural brand for Russia" and its founder a man who symbolized "the best attributes of a Russian."

Kalashnikov became a hero in his native Soviet Union for designing the "Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947" (AK-47) that many experts consider one of the most effective guns ever invented.

Russian armies used the rifle for over 60 years and the weapon continues to be in service in over 50 countries today. According to gun's manufacturer, every fifth firearm is a Kalashnikov and over 100 million have been produced.

The weapon has long been associated with revolutionary militant groups, many of which used the relatively cheap weapon since its invention in 1947.

Planta Kalashnikov aumenta a tres turnos de producción por incremento en ventas

Concern in "Kalashnikov" increases staff by 30% and goes to work in three shifts
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Concern "Kalashnikov" increases staff by 30% and goes to work in three shifts because of the increased volume of export orders in 2017 - reported on January 30, Prime Agency of economic information, with reference to the press service of the concern.
According to the press service, in 2017 it will create 1,700 new jobs, which will increase the staff of basic and auxiliary production facilities specialties of not less than 30%. At the end of 2016 the average number of the personnel was about 6,500 people.

"The decision to increase the State Concern employees made against the background of output growth, due to the increase in the number of export orders before us is not an easy task to cope with the growing orders for their execution, from April 2017, work will be carried out in three shifts.." - press service quoted the director general statement of the concern "Kalashnikov" Alexei Krivoruchko.

New employees will work on the production of the Concern in Izhevsk, which produces a wide range of shooting output, high-precision and special machinery, equipment and tools.

Fallece Kalashnikov a los 94 años

Mikhail Kalashnikov, creador del AK-47 muere a los 94 años
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El teniente general Mijail Kalashnikov T., el acreditado diseñador de armas de la Unión Soviética con la creación del AK-47, el primero de una serie de fusiles y ametralladoras que indeleblemente asociar su nombre con la guerra moderna y que se ha convertido en el más abundante arma de fuego jamás producido, murió el lunes en Izhevsk, la capital de la república de Udmurtia, donde vivía. Tenía 94 años.


El teniente general Mijail Kalashnikov T., el inventor del AK-47, con un prototipo de su famoso fusil de asalto en 2007. (Dima Korotayev / Agence France- Presse - Getty Images)

Viktor Chulkov, un portavoz de la presidencia de la república, confirmó la muerte informó la agencia de noticias Itar-Tass.

Nacido un campesino en la estepa siberiana sur, el general Kalashnikov tuvo poca educación formal y afirmó ser un autodidacta que combinó habilidades mecánicas innatas con el estudio de las armas de concebir un rifle que logra ubicuidad campo de batalla.

Su papel en la creación del rifle, y la atención que llovieron sobre él por la máquina de propaganda del Kremlin, lo llevaron desde el reclutamiento en el Ejército Rojo a los altos cargos de la burocracia soviética de armas de fabricación y en última instancia a seis términos en el Soviet Supremo.

Se han fabricado decenas de millones de fusiles Kalashnikov. Sus cañones cortos, pronunciados puestos de mira y cargadores curvos fueron una marca de un conflicto que ha perdurado por décadas hicieron. Las armas también se convirtieron en los dos símbolos soviéticos y revolucionarios e instrumentos generalizados de terrorismo, el niño-soldado y la delincuencia.

El general, a veces se lamentaba de distribución sin control de las armas ", pero se enorgullecía haberlas inventado y en su reputación de fiabilidad, resistió el colapso de la Unión Soviética a asumir un papel público como un héroe popular y patriota ruso inequívoco.

Un nostálgico de la Unión Soviética, también se desempeñó como embajador no oficial de la reactivada fábrica de armas del Estado ruso. Utilizó apariciones públicas para tratar de echar legado a cuadros del AK-47 de una manera positiva y para quejarse de que las imitaciones se estaban fabricando ilegalmente por ex aliados soviéticos y el corte en las ventas rusas .

El arma, dijo, fue diseñada para proteger a su patria, no deben ser utilizados por terroristas o criminales." Se trata de un arma de defensa", dijo. "No es un arma para la ofensiva."

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Kalashnikov presenta 3 nuevas armas a la exportación

Kaláshnikov amplía su catálogo de exportación con tres nuevas armas


El consorcio Kaláshnikov amplió su oferta de armas para exportación. Un rifle semiautomático, un fusil de francotirador y un subfusil recibieron luz verde para ser comercializados en el extranjero por una ordenanza del presidente ruso Vladímir Putin.


El documento incluyó tres modelos de armamento ligero en la llamada 'lista número uno' del armamento ligero ruso ofrecido a los ejércitos, las fuerzas policiales y también al sector privado del extranjero.

Por vez primera la modificación del rifle semiautomático Saigá (18,5 KS-K), el fusil de francotirador SV-99 y el subfusil automático PP-19-01 Vitiaz-SN fueron mostrados al público en la reciente exposición Interpolitex-2013, que se desarrolló en Moscú entre el 22 y 25 de octubre.

Según informó la portavoz de Kaláshnikov, Yelena Filátova, citada por la agencia de información RIA Novosti, en las mismas fechas el mando de las tropas internas del Ministerio del Interior ruso llevó a cabo tiro real con estas tres modificaciones de armas ligeras ante un grupo de expertos invitados.

El consorcio, registrado oficialmente a comienzos del mes pasado, ofrece al mercado cada vez más diseños nuevos, diferentes al fusil de asalto Kaláshnikov 'tradicional'. El legendario diseñador de los AK-47, AK-74 y AK-12, teniente general Mijaíl Kaláshnikov, había autorizado, de forma gratuita, que la empresa usara su apellido, aunque las armas fabricadas no podrán llevarlo.

Sin embargo, una de las tres modificaciones, cuya exportación ha sido autorizada por el presidente de Rusia, tiene mucho que ver con el nonagenario diseñador. La autoría del desarrollo del subfusil Vitiaz-SN pertenece al hijo menor de Kaláshnikov, Víktor, quien lo realizó junto a un hijo del diseñador del también emblemático fusil de precisión Dragunov, Yevgueni Dragunov.

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Misiles Kalashnikov por 390 millones

Izhmash Gets $390M Order



IZHVESK, Udmurt Republic — Izhmash arms factory, manufacturer of the legendary Kalashnikov assault rifle, has won a 13 billion ruble ($390 million) Defense Ministry tender for antitank missiles, the company said Monday, in one of its "largest state orders in recent years."
Izhmash is to deliver Vikhr-1 long-range, supersonic armor-piercing missiles by the end of 2015, company chief executive Konstantin Busygin said.
The Vikhr-1 contract will enable Izhmash to tackle almost all of its financial problems, he said in late May, adding that its current debt stood at 3 billion rubles.
Busygin also said the company had asked the Russian government for financial assistance to complete its merger with gunmaker Izhmekh under the Kalashnikov brand. The two companies, both based in the city of Izhevsk, have been experiencing financial difficulties and a sharp drop in production output.
The two enterprises will become the new Kalashnikov Corporation, first proposed by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who oversees defense industry. It is due to be registered in time for Russia's Arms Makers' Day, September 19.
Izhmash, which produces over 70 types of weaponry, including firearms, aircraft guns and precision artillery rounds, as well as a variety of sporting and hunting weapons, previously said it expected to sign 14.2 billion rubles worth of contracts for precision-guided weapons, without specifying the timeframe.
Izhmash has been manufacturing Kalashnikovs since the world-famous assault rifle first went into series production in 1949, while Izhmekh is best known for producing Makarov and Yarygin pistols, according to the companies.

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Ministerio ruso de Defensa deja de comprar fusiles Kalashnikov AK-74

Legendario fusil de asalto Kalashnikov

El Ministerio ruso de Defensa dejó de comprar fusiles Kalashnikov AK-74 porque hay demasiadas existencias en depósitos, aparte de que el modelo en sí ya no satisface sus necesidades, declaró hoy Nikolai Makárov, jefe del Estado Mayor de las Fuerzas Armadas de Rusia.

“Hemos renunciado (a esas compras)… Ante todo, porque las reservas de movilización disponibles superan la demanda decenas de veces, en particular, en lo relativo al fusil (AK-74)”, dijo Makárov.

Agregó que es necesario “usar primero las armas en reserva mientras que otras, actualmente en proceso de desarrollo, deben engrosar la componente de movilización y luego el arsenal del Ejército”.

Los fusiles que ya forman parte del arsenal “ya no nos convienen y su cantidad es enorme, por lo que no hace falta en absoluto comprar más”, afirmó.

Víctor Korablin, reputado experto ruso en armas de infantería, sugiere modernizar los fusiles disponibles hasta el nivel del modelo AK-74M “instalando simplemente un riel para la mira óptica u óptico-electrónica, lo que contribuirá a mejorar sustancialmente la puntería”.

La versión AK-74M tiene también otros distintivos, entre ellos, la culata plegable de plástico y un nuevo lanzagranadas GP-34 bajo el cañón, dijo.
Korablin recordó que la famosa serie 100 de los Kalashnikov está destinada a la exportación y no llega al Ejército ruso, salvo el modelo AK-105 comprado para grupos de operaciones especiales.

El primer ejemplar del fusil ruso AK-47, prototipo de la gama desarrollada por el ingeniero ruso Mijaíl Kalashnikov, cumplió 60 años en 2007. Es el arma de tiro más famosa del mundo y forma parte del arsenal de medio centenar de Ejércitos. El fusil Kalashnikov, junto con el coche de Ford y el aparato aéreo de los hermanos Wright, encabeza la lista de 30 inventos del siglo XX que han cambiado radicalmente la historia de la humanidad.

Fuente: RIA Novosti