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🧵FN FALs in Ukraine!
Yesterday I shared a video looking at the use of FN FALs in #Ukraine. Both fixed stock 50.00s and folding stock 50.61s have been seen in theatre. 1/
Yesterday I shared a video looking at the use of FN FALs in #Ukraine. Both fixed stock 50.00s and folding stock 50.61s have been seen in theatre. 1/
The PARA FALs began to appear in October with photos of crates of them shared. These are 50.61s which have a folding stock but full length barrel. Their exact origin is unclear but there's some interesting theories and leads I'm still investigating. Belgium is 1 likely source. 2/
I was able to speak with several Ukrainian servicemen who have been equipped with the FAL - one loved it, one hated it.
Check out their thoughts/insights here: armourersbench.com/2023/02/24/rig… 3/
Check out their thoughts/insights here: armourersbench.com/2023/02/24/rig… 3/
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The UK-led OP Interflex is training 20,000 Ukrainian troops in 2023, just over 10k last year. They are providing basic infantry training, for this they need rifles.
The latest of these are Bulgarian Arsenal AR-M9Fs in 5.56x45mm. Here's why that's interesting... 1/
The UK-led OP Interflex is training 20,000 Ukrainian troops in 2023, just over 10k last year. They are providing basic infantry training, for this they need rifles.
The latest of these are Bulgarian Arsenal AR-M9Fs in 5.56x45mm. Here's why that's interesting... 1/
January saw the first photos of Ukrainian troops with these Bulgarian AKs shared by UK, Australian & Canadian defence departments. They join a plethora of 7.62x39mm AK pattern rifles procured last year.
More on that here: armourersbench.com/2022/07/25/uk-… 2/
More on that here: armourersbench.com/2022/07/25/uk-… 2/
What's most interesting is that the new rifles come with Blank Firing Adaptors for use in manoeuvre training/drills. Until now we'd seen Ukr troops training with British L85A2s - probably because of a lack of 7.62x39 blank & BFAs
More on that: armourersbench.com/2022/08/07/ukr… 3/
More on that: armourersbench.com/2022/08/07/ukr… 3/
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#Afghanistan’s #SmallArms Black Market and its threats for Neighboring Countries
From 2001 till 2021, the #US and its allies have delivered billions of dollars of small arms and weapons to the Afghan National Army.
#Afghanistan’s #SmallArms Black Market and its threats for Neighboring Countries
From 2001 till 2021, the #US and its allies have delivered billions of dollars of small arms and weapons to the Afghan National Army.
With the #Taliban overcoming #Afghanistan and capturing the arsenals of the #ANA, the danger of those weapons reaching the black market has been rising. Some of those weapons and kits are much more advanced than Afghanistan’s neighbors.
Here we will talk about the small arms and accessories which have been captured by the Taliban and the samples if they would reach the black market they will play an imminent threat to the security,
