Assault rifle

In 2022, the Russian arms concern "Kalashnikov" fulfilled 45 state orders in the field of defense and 24 contracts within the framework of military-technical cooperation. In addition, the company is planning production organization activities within the framework of a license agreement, its press service announced today, TASS reported.

Romania's arms exports increased in 2017 compared to the year before, according to official statistics released by the government.

A report by the Foreign Ministry said the value of arms exports in 2017 amounted to almost 187 million euros. Bucharest also sold 263 million euros worth of licenses.

A 60-year-old man has been arrested in Edessa, in northern Greece, after police say they raided and confiscated dozens of guns and ammunition found at his home. Investigators say the man, whose name has not been made public, had six assault rifles with three cartridges, five handguns with six cartridges, one revolver and more than 1,800 rounds. He is facing a list of weapons charges.

An assault rifle believed to have been used in an attack on the headquarters of the junior coalition partner PASOK a few hours before voting began in European Parliament elections on Sunday may have jammed, causing less damage than the perpetrators had intended, police sources indicated on Monday.