Indonesia introduce nueva variante de carabina M1

 

Pindad lanza una nueva variante de arma, AM1

La nueva variante de arma AM1 de PT Pindad (fotos: Pindad)

YAKARTA, suaramerdeka.com - La industria de defensa nacional se estira cada vez más, como lo demuestra la aparición de varias variantes nuevas.

Una compañía nacional de armas, PT Pindad, ubicada en Bandung, Java Occidental, anunció recientemente su nuevo producto de armas.

Citado del sitio web oficial pindad.com, en enero pasado, PT Pindad realizó una demostración de prueba de un nuevo dispositivo de puntería y presentó su arma más nueva, el Pindad AM1.

En esta actividad, Pindad colaboró ​​con una empresa de miras ópticas de Corea del Sur, a saber, EOS-T.

Algunas de las miras probadas fueron la mira de punto rojo, el dispositivo de puntería láser, la lupa y el telescopio de observación.

Pindad AM1 es un rifle de asalto con sistema operativo de gas y pistón.

La forma y el modelo se parecen al rifle de los Estados Unidos, a saber, el M4.

Sin embargo, incluso usando un diseño similar, eso no será un problema porque las patentes del diseño del M4 expiraron hace mucho tiempo.

La similitud se muestra en la forma del receptor del cuerpo que tiene una posición de gallo sobre la espalda con una empuñadura de pistola estampada para que aumente la comodidad del usuario.

AM1 tiene un calibre estándar de la OTAN de 5,56 mm x 45 mm, que los productos de rifle de asalto anteriores de Pindad también usaban el mismo calibre, por lo que no fue difícil de conseguir.

Una de las singularidades de esta arma es el uso de un tubo de culata telescópico para que el usuario pueda ajustar la longitud del tamaño de la culata.

Con una longitud total de 881 mm y un peso de 3,25 kilogramos, el AM1 también está equipado con un accesorio de empuñadura vertical.

Este accesorio puede aumentar la comodidad del usuario para que sea más táctico cuando se usa.

Otra ventaja que se encuentra en el AM1 es el uso de un sistema de rieles que facilita a los usuarios aplicar varias plataformas adicionales, como visores y miras ópticas.

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PIlotos de la USAF tienen un M4 desarmable como arma de supervivencia

US Air Force fighter pilots get GAU-5A carbine in ejection seat survival kits

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The U.S. Air Force is now issuing new survival rifles, the GAU-5/A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon, to at least some units, The Drive reports. It offers more firepower to fighter jet crews in case of ejection above enemy territory.


Troy GAU-5/A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon (Picture source: Troy)

On May 9, 2019, the public affairs office for the 366th Fighter Wing, which flies F-15E Strike Eagles, published a news item showing that the GAU-5/As are in service with its aircraft. In April 2019, a Facebook post showed that F-22 Raptor pilots with the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska had also begun to fly with the Aircrew Self Defense Weapons (ASDW).

In June 2018, the Air Force had revealed it was converting standard 5.56x45mm M4 carbines in-house to the new configuration at a rate of 100 per week, with a goal of producing 2,100 guns for distribution to combat-coded squadrons flying both fighter jets and bombers.

The GAU-5/A is a variant of the M4 carbine with specialized features so it can break apart and fit compactly into the standard survival kit in an aviator's ejection seat. Based on the M4 carbine, the GAU-5A features Cry Havoc Tactical’s Quick Release Barrel, the Air Force Times reported. It’s designed to fit into the standard survival kit under the ejection seat for downed fighter and bomber crews". The main difference between the ASDW and its M4 cousin is the redesign of the upper receiver to include a specialized locking system from Cry Havoc Tactical. With this lock in place, a user can attach or detach the barrel assembly from the rest of the gun without special tools. With proper training, a shooter can put the weapon together and be ready to fire within 60 seconds.

“The [GAU-5A] and four full magazines, 30 rounds [each], must all fit in the ejection seat survival kit,” said Maj. Docleia Gibson, Air Combat Command spokeswoman. Gibson added that the GAU-5A is “capable of firing a 3-round burst. It uses standard 5.56mm ammunition with an effective range beyond 200 meters.” The complete kit weighs less than 40 pounds and also includes signal flares, a flashlight, a medical kit, survival tools, and a life raft.

The development of the carbine from start apparently began with a requirement from F-15E pilots out of Mountain Home AFB. F-15E Strike Eagle pilots from the 366th Fighter Wing heavily engaged in Iraq and Syria had demanded additional firepower over their 9mm M9 Beretta pistols in the event they had to bail out after witnessing what happened to Jordanian F-16 pilot Moaz Al Kasasbeh in December 2014: ISIS terrorists had quickly captured Al Kasasbeh after he crashed and they subsequently burned him alive in January 2015.

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.

Más HK416 para Noruega

New supply order of HK416s for Norwegian army

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Heckler & Koch has been entrusted by the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency with the Supply of HK416 Assault Rifle Sets for their Norwegian Armed Forces. The supply order will run over 36 months, beginning in 2019 and has an overall value of approximately 22 million Euro.


Norwegian soldier equipped with HK416 (Picture source: Wikimedia commons)

The Norwegian Armed Forces were the first customer to adopt the HK416 in 2007, Norway now has an added appetite for firearms from Heckler & Koch, a hunger they share with many other European countries. So, the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency has awarded Heckler & Koch with a running order over three years, to supply the Norwegian Armed Forces with more HK416s. The deal is worth around 22 Million Euro, approximately 25 million USD. The supply order will run over 36 months, beginning in 2019 and has an overall value of approximately 22 million Euro.

Against the background of the political efforts aiming at the realization of a European safety and defense politics Heckler & Koch has for decades equipped many European Armies with a standard assault rifle. The most prominent users are Germany (G36), France (HK416AIF), Norway (HK416), Spain (G36), Lithuania (G36), Latvia (G36) and the UK (SA80A2/A3). Added to these is a very large number of military and police commando units having adopted one or several weapon models made by Heckler & Koch."

US Army confía en más carabinas M4

U.S. Army awards contracts to Colt and FN for additional M4 and M4A1 carbine production

Announced on Nov.9 by the Department of Defense, Colt's Manufacturing Company and FN America have each been awarded a $88.6 million contract for the production of additional M4 and M4A1 carbines, these contracts being modifications to existing ones and expected to be completed by September 2020.


U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Cameron Davidson, K Company, 3rd Bn, 3rd Marine Rgt, III Marine Expeditionary Force, with his M4A1 carbine at the Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 26, 2018. (Picture source: USMC/Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

The M4 carbine is a shorter and lighter variant of the M16A2 assault rifle. The M4 is a 5.56×45mm NATO, air-cooled, direct impingement gas-operated, magazine-fed carbine. It has a 14.5 in (370 mm) barrel and a telescoping stock. The M4 is also capable of mounting the M203 and M320 grenade launchers. The distinctive step in its barrel is for mounting the M203 with the standard hardware. The M4 is capable of firing in semi-automatic and three-round burst modes (like the M16A2 and M16A4), while the M4A1 is capable of firing in semi-automatic and fully automatic modes (like the M16A1 and M16A3).

The M4 product improvement program (PIP) is the effort by the U.S. Army to modernize its inventory of M4 service rifles. Phase I consists of converting and replacing regular M4s with the M4A1 version. This variant of the rifle is fully automatic and has a heavier barrel, and is given ambidextrous fire controls. Phase II of the PIP explored developing a new bolt carrier. 11 designs were submitted. The competition was scheduled to conclude in summer 2013, but ended in April 2012. Over six months of testing revealed that the current bolt carrier assembly outperformed the competing designs, especially in the areas of reliability, durability, and high-temp and low-temp tests. Phase II also includes a competition for a free-floating forward rail assembly.

In March 2015, the Army launched a market survey to see what the small-arms industry could offer to further enhance the M4A1 to an "M4A1+" standard. Several upgrade options include an extended forward rail that will allow for a free-floated barrel for improved accuracy with a low-profile gas block that would do away with the traditional triangular fixed front sight, removable front and rear flip-up back-up iron sights, a coyote tan or "neutral color" rail for reduced visual detection, a more effective flash suppressor/muzzle brake, an improved charging handle, and a new single-stage trigger module. In June 2016, the M4A1+ was canceled after reviewing the offerings and determining that there were no major upgrades currently offered.


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