Special forces unit in the Union Army Airborne Russia, will use the Austrian-made rifles. A total of 30 sniper rifle, it has been delivered to the special forces unit.This was conveyed by the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, Col. Alexander Kucherenko, in Moscow, Friday (12/09/2011), as quoted by RIA Novosti news agency.
This Austrian-made rifles, is a type of rifle the first man-made country outside Russia who used the Airborne Special Forces.
Kucherenko said part of the rifle had been shipped in accordance with the contract signed in 2010, and there will be many more guns followed sent. He declined to say exactly how many orders the gun.
Kucherenko also did not mention details of the brand and type of gun in question, but based on the specifications that he gave, most likely this is the rifle Austrian Steyr-Mannlicher SSG-69 caliber 7.62 mm, with a magazine containing 10 bullets. This type of rifle has an effective range of up to 2,000 meters.
Technology behind the Russian arms industry faced after the collapse of the Soviet Union the early 1990s made the country, which is famous for its various products of this gun, began buying weapons from another country. In addition to rifles Austria, Russia also signed contracts to buy four aircraft carrier French-made Mistral class helicopter.
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