Kalashnikov, Russia’s Biggest Small-Arms Maker, Says It Fills Its Entire 2026 Arms Contract on Time with Batch of 7.62mm Dragunov Sniper Rifle
Kalashnikov said the standard 7.62mm rifle remains in production alongside the newer SVCh successor.
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Kalashnikov, Russia’s biggest small-arms maker, says it fills its entire 2026 arms contract on time with batch of 7.62mm Dragunov sniper rifle
Ukraine's Defense Intelligence said in February that nearly half of Kalashnikov's plants faced no sanctions from any coalition country.
The Russian concern Kalashnikov has fully fulfilled its contractual obligations for 2026, having delivered a batch of Dragunov (SVD) sniper rifles with a caliber of 7.62 mm to the Russian security services. The model was put into serial production back in 1963, TASS reports, quoted by News.bg. Kalashnikov confirmed the delivery with an official statement: “The Kalashnikov Concern has sent a batch of Dragunov (SVD) sniper rifles with a caliber o…
Russia Keeps Producing 1963-Era SVD Sniper Rifles Despite Newer Replacement
Russia’s Kalashnikov Concern has completed its 2026 contract to supply Russian security agencies with the original 7.62mm Dragunov sniper rifle, or SVD, a weapon that has remained in serial production since 1963.
The Kalashnikov Group has delivered a batch of Dragunov sniper rifles (SVD) under a contract with the Russian security forces
The rifle’s greatest strengths are its semi-automatic operation, compact design, light weight, as well as its high accuracy and precision, the company's press service told TASS.Photo: the Kalashnikov Group's...
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