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US Army Wants to Make Russian Weapons and Ammo for Its Allies
Why does the U.S. Army want American companies to make ammunition for Russian-designed weapons? Foto depicts Albanian SF 12.7x108mm DShK machine gun mounted on a US MRAP in Afghanistan For the same reason that U.S. Special Operations Command wants U.S. companies to manufacture Russian-designed rifles and machine guns. Many groups that the U.S. supports, such as in the Middle East, have been accustomed to using Soviet and Russian weapons for years. The theory is that rather than force them to switch to Western arms, it’s easier for the U.S. to send them Russian weapons and ammunition made in America. The announcement by Army Contracting Command merely says that the Office of the Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition System, is conducting a market survey to determine which manufacturers can produce ammunition for a shopping list of Russian weapons. But what a shopping list! The Army seems to want to recreate half the Soviet Cold War arsenal. The spreadsheet posted by the Army includes up to ten million AK-47 rifle and PKM and DShK machine gun rounds, 250,000 RPG-7 rockets, and bullets for Russian pistols. Somewhat related: National Interest - The Powerful German G3 Assault Rifle Posted by: Besoeker 2019-07-14 |
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