List of modern Russian small arms and light weapons
The following is a list of modern Russian small arms and light weapons which were in service in 2016:
Handguns
Revolvers
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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Nagant M1895 7 shot revolver |
7.62×38mmR (7.62 mm Nagant) |
1895–present[1] still used by some police and security forces |
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Pistols
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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Tokarev pistol | 7.62×25mm Tokarev | 1930–present in use in some reserve forces | TT-30 TT-33 1933 |
Tokarev pistol |
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Makarov pistol | 9×18mm Makarov | 1951–present still widely used by police, military and security forces |
IZh-70, IZh-71, MP-71 commercial variants:
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PSM pistol | 5.45×18mm | 1973–present still issued to high ranking government officials, police, military & security forces |
IZh-75 (commercial) Baikal-441 (.25 ACP) |
PSM pistol |
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P-96 pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum (9×18mm Makarov) |
2000s–present | P-96S (9×17mm) | ![]() P-96M |
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GSh-18 | 9×19mm Parabellum | 2000–present one of the standard sidearms for all branches of Russian Armed Forces |
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MP-443 Grach Yarygin Pistol |
9×19mm Parabellum | 2003–present one of the standard sidearms for all branches of Russian Armed forces |
6P35 Yarygin (prototype) 9×19mm Parabellum MP-446 Viking (commercial) MP-446C (sporting variant) |
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SR-1 Vektor | 9×21mm Gyurza | 2003–present sidearm utilized in limited numbers by the Spetsnaz |
SR-1M SR-1MP |
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PL-14/15(Ru wiki only) | 9×19mm Parabellum | Currently in prototype use | PL-14 PL-15 PL-15K |
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Special purpose
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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Stechkin APS Stechkin automatic pistol select-fire machine-pistol |
9×18mm Makarov | 1951–present | AO-44 / APB (variant with attaching silencer and steel wire stock) |
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SPP-1 underwater pistol | 4.5×39mm | 1971–present | SPP-1M (updated model) | ![]() |
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OTs-38 Stechkin silent revolver | 7.62×42mm SP-4 | 2002–present | ![]() |
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PSS silent pistol also called MSS "Vul" ("wool" in English) |
7.62×42mm SP-4 | 1983–present replaced all previous noiseless pistols[2] |
PSS-2 (modernized; 7.62×45mm SP-16) |
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NRS-2 NR-2 (survival kit instead of pistol) |
7.62×42mm SP-4 | 1986–present | NRS (initial variant; 7.62×35mm SP-3) knife / single-shot noiseless pistol designed to complement the PSS[3] |
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Submachine guns
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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Bizon | 9×18mm Makarov | 1996–present succeeded by Vityaz-SN |
Bizon-2 (improved variant): 2 (9×18mm Makarov) 2B (configuration with attaching suppressor) 2-01 (9×19mm Parabellum) 2-02 (.380 ACP) 2-03 (integral suppressor) 2-07 (7.62×25mm Tokarev, box magazine) Bizon-3 (improved variant) |
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SR-2 Veresk | 9×21mm Gyurza | 1999–present | SR-2M | ![]() |
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Vityaz-SN[4]
closed bolt |
9×19mm Parabellum | 1990s–present standard SMG for all branches of Russian military and police forces[5] |
Vityaz-SN | ![]() |
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PP-2000 | 9×19mm Parabellum | 2008–present standard SMG for all branches of police forces[5] |
PP-2000 | ![]() |
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PP-91 KEDR | 9x18mm Makarov | 1994–present used by parts of Ministry of Internal Affairs | PP-71 (prototype) PP-90-01 (variant with integrated silencer) PP-9 "Klin" (1996-2002 for MVD 9x18mm PMM) |
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Special purpose
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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PP-90
Folding Submachine gun |
9x18mm Makarov | 1990s used by MVD | ![]() |
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PP-90M1
Submachine gun Helical 64-round magazine |
9x19mm Parabellum | 1990s used by Spetsnaz | ![]() | ||
OTs-02 Kiparis
Submachine Gun 30-round magazine |
9x18mm Makarov | 1972–1991 | ![]() |
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Shotguns
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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RMB-93 | 12-gauge shotgun | 1993 Used by Police of Russia and other security forces | ![]() |
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Saiga-12 | 12-gauge shotgun , 16, 20, .410 gauge shotgun | Late 1990s Used by Russian armed forces | ![]() |
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KS-23
Special Carbine |
23mm bore shotgun | 1970–present,used by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Border Guard Service | ![]() |
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Molot Bekas-M
Pump-action sporting shotgun |
12, 20, 28, .410 and 32-gauge shotgun | 1999 Used by Police of Russia and other security forces | ![]() |
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Vepr-12
Magazine fed semi-automatic shotgun |
12 gauge | 2003 Used by Police of Russia and other security forces | ![]() |
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Rifles
Bolt-action
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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Mosin–Nagant "3-line rifle" "Mosin rifle" |
7.62×54mmR | 1891–present still used by some militia forces sniper rifle commonly used by police and military snipers |
1891 infantry 1891 dragoon 1891 cossack 1891/1910 1891/1930 1891/1952 KGB sniper 1907 carbine 1938 carbine 1944 carbine |
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SV-98 | 7.62×51mm NATO 7.62×54mmR .338 Lapua Magnum |
2003–present | Modernized (1) | ![]() SV-98 |
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VKS sniper rifle | 12.7×55mm STs-130 | 2004–present | Some variants are in deployment | ![]() |
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Lobaev Sniper Rifle | .338 Federal (.308 Winchester) .408 Cheyenne Tactical .300 Winchester Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum 6.5×47mm Lapua 6.5-284 Norma .40 Lobaev Whisper .375 Cheyenne Tactical |
2010–present | SVL variant chambered for .408 Cheyenne Tactical is used by the Federal Protective Service of Russia.[6] Other variants include OVL, SVLK-14S, SVLK-14M, DXL, TSVL and DVL. |
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Orsis T-5000 | 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) .300 Winchester Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum 6.5×47mm Lapua .375 H&H Magnum .260 Remington |
2017–present[7] | Some variants are in deployment | ![]() |
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Semi-automatic
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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SKS / Simonov self-loading carbine |
7.62×39mm | 1945–present still used by some police & militia forces, also used as ceremonial rifle |
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Dragunov sniper rifle | 7.62×54mmR | 1963–present | SVU (bullpup) SVDK (9.3×64mm) SVDS (folding stock): 590mm barrel (SVDS-D) |
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Selective-fire
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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AK-47 / AK | 7.62×39mm | 1949–present replaced by AKM can still be found in armories. |
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AKM
modernized AK-47 |
7.62×39mm | 1959–present replaced by AK-74 still in use by police and militia forces |
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AK-74 | 5.45×39mm | 1974–present replaced by AK-74M can still be found in large numbers |
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AK-74M
modernized AK-74 |
5.45×39mm | 1991–present current issue | ![]() AK-74M |
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AN-94 / Nikonov Assault Rifle |
5.45×39mm | 1997–present used in limited numbers too expensive for general issue[8] |
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AK-12 / AK-15 | 5.45×39mm 7.62×39mm |
Accepted into service in January 2018. | ![]() AK-12 |
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Special purpose
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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APS
underwater automatic rifle |
5.66×39mm MPS | 1975 to present | ![]() APS |
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AS Val
silent assault rifle |
9×39mm | 1980s to present | VSS Vintorez (sniper rifle) | ![]() AS Val |
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9A-91 | 9×39mm | 1993 to present | VSK-94 (sniper rifle) A-9 (9×19mm Parabellum) A-7.62 (7.62×25mm Tokarev) |
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AK-9
carbine, sub- |
9×39mm | 2000s to present | ![]() AK-9 |
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ASh-12.7
urban assault rifle |
12.7×55mm ASh-12.7 | 2010 to present | ![]() Ash-12.7 |
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ADS
amphibious |
5.45×39mm / 5.45×39mm PSP |
2013 to present | Carbine | ![]() ADS |
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Anti-materiel rifles
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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OSV-96 | 12.7×108mm | 1990s to present | V-94 (early variant) | ![]() OSV-96 |
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KSVK / ASVK / 6S8 / ASV Kord |
12.7×108mm | 1990s to present | ![]() ASVK |
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Machine guns
Squad automatic weapons (SAWs)
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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RPD / Light Machine Gun | 7.62×39mm | 1945 to present still used by special forces and militia forces |
RPD Light Machine Gun |
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RPK / Kalashnikov Light Machine Gun |
7.62×39mm | 1959 to present still used by police and militia forces |
AKM (assault rifle)
S-108(-M), P-55 RPKS (folding stock) RPK(S)N RPK(S)L RPKM (modernized) RPK-203 (export variant) RPK-204 (7.62×51mm NATO) |
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RPK-74 | 5.45×39mm | 1974 to present current issue |
AK-74 (assault rifle)
RPKS-74 (folding stock) RPK(S)-74N: RPK-74M (modernized) RPK-201 (5.56×45mm NATO) |
RPK-74 |
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RPK-16 | 5.45×39mm | 2018 to present | [9] | ![]() RPK-16 |
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General-purpose
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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PK machine gun Kalashnikov Machine Gun |
7.62×54mmR | 1961 to present | PKM (modernized)
PK(M)S (configuration PK(M)B (APC PKT(M) (tank variant) Pecheneg (rifle- |
PK |
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Pecheneg machine gun Kalashnikov Machine Gun |
7.62×54mmR | 2001 to present | PKM (modernized)
PK(M)S (configuration PK(M)B (APC PKT(M) (tank variant) Pecheneg (rifle- |
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Heavy
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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KPV / Vladimirov Machine Gun |
14.5×114mm | 1949 to present | PKP (infantry variant; not to be confused with Pecheneg machine gun) KPVT (vehicle-mounted) ZPU-1 / 2 / 4 (AA mounts) |
KPV |
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NSV Utyos / Nikitin– Sokolov–Volkov |
12.7×108mm | 1971 to present succeeded by Kord can still be found in large numbers |
NSVT (vehicle-mounted) Utyos-M (naval twin-mount) |
NSV |
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Kord
can be fired |
12.7×108mm | 1998 to present | ![]() Kord |
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Hand grenades
Fragmentation
Weapon | Weight | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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RGD-5 offensive fragmentation grenade |
310g | 1954 to present replaced by RGN can still be found in large numbers |
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RGO defensive fragmentation grenade |
530g | 1990s to present | ![]() RGO |
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RGN offensive fragmentation grenade |
290g | 1990s to present | ![]() RGN |
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Anti-tank
Weapon | Weight | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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RKG-3
shaped charge |
1,070 g | 1950 to present still stockpiled succeeded by RPG-18 rocket launcher |
RKG-3Ye (170 mm RHA) RKG-3YeM (220 mm RHA) |
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Grenade launchers
Stand-alone
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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RGS-50 | 50mm grenade | 1989 to present | RGS-50M | ![]() |
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RG-6 / 6G30 | 40mm caseless grenade (VOG-25M) |
1994 to present | ![]() RG-6 |
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RGM-40 Kastet stand alone version of GP-30 with telescoping stock |
40mm caseless grenade (VOG-25M) |
late 1990s to present | External: |
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GM-94 | 43mm grenade (VGM-93) |
2007 to present | ![]() GM-94 |
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Attached
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | Country |
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Kalashnikov grenade launcher (cup type launcher)[10] |
uses special blank cartridge to launch standard RGD-5 hand-grenades also launches various riot control ammunition |
mid 1950s to present | ![]() Kalashnikov Grenade Launcher |
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GP-25 Kostyor | 40mm caseless grenade (VOG-25M) |
1978 to present | BG-15 Mukha initial variant GP-30 Obuvka: 1989 issue 2000 issue GP-30M GP-30U Granat (can be mounted on foreign rifles) GP-34 () |
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Automatic grenade launchers
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo | |
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AGS-17 Plamya
succeeded by |
30 mm VOG-17M / VOG-30 / GPD-30 |
1970s to present | AGS-17M modernized AG-17M AG-17A (AP-30 |
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AGS-30 Atlant
light automatic |
30 mm VOG-17M / VOG-30 / GPD-30 |
1995 to present | TKB-722(K) prototype |
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AGS-40 Balkan
automatic |
40mm caseless 7P39 grenades | 2017 to present | ![]() AGS-40 Balkan |
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Rocket launchers
General purpose
Weapon | Caliber | Penetration | In service | Variants | Photo |
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RPG-7 | Anti-tank PG-7VL “Luch” 93mm, 2.6 kg, 1977 Tandem AT Thermobaric Fragmentation Outdated (AT) |
260 mm (V) 300 mm (VM) 400 mm (VS) 500 mm (VL) 750 mm (VR) |
1961 to present still used in large numbers succeeded by RPG-30 & RPG-32 |
RPG-7D paratrooper RPG-7N/DN RPG-7V RPG-7V1/D1 RPG-7V2/D2 RPG-7D3 |
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RPG-16 | 58x3mm HEAT | 300mm (RHA) | 1970s to 1990s | ||
RPG-26 Aglen
(one-shot disposable launcher) |
72.5mm | 440 mm | 1985 to present | RShG-2 (combined warhead (light)) |
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RPG-27 Tavolga
(one-shot disposable launcher) medium AT |
105mm | 600 mm | 1989 to present | RShG-1
RMG |
External: , |
RPG-29 Vampir
for ranges of 500-800 |
105mm (AT, thermobaric) |
750 mm | 1989 to present | RPG-29 | |
RPG-32 Hashim
developed |
72.5 and 105mm | 650 mm | 2008 to present | ||
RPG-28 Klyukva
(one-shot disposable launcher) heavy AT |
125mm | ~1000 mm | 2011 to present | External: , , | |
RPG-30 Kryuk
(one-shot disposable launcher) |
105mm | 600 mm | 2012 to present | External: , | |
Incendiary and thermobaric
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
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RPO Rys Incendiary rocket launcher replaced the flamethrower in Soviet service |
122mm | late 1970s to present
succeeded by |
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RPO-A Shmel
(one-shot disposable launcher) |
93mm | late 1980s to present
succeeded by |
RPO-A: thermobaric RPO-Z: incendiary RPO-D: smoke warhead RPO-M: 90mm reuseable launcher Bur: 62mm reusable launcher |
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MRO-A
(one-shot disposable launcher) |
72.5mm | 2002 to present | MRO-A: thermobaric MRO-Z: incendiary MRO-D: smoke warhead |
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Varna
(Incendiary rocket launcher) |
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Special purpose
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
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Grad-P Light portable rocket system man-portable variant |
122mm 9M22M
10,800 / 15,000m |
1960s to present | ![]() Grad-P | |
DP-61 Duel | 55mm depth charges | late 1970s to present
supplemented by |
MRG-1 Ogonyok: stationary variant with 7 launch tubes |
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DP-64 | 45mm depth charges | 1990 to present | ![]() | |
Recoilless rifles
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
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SPG-9 Kopyo | 73mm | 1962 to present | SPG-9D paratrooper variant SPG-9(D)M SPG-9(M)N/D(M)N |
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Mortars
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
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82-BM-37 M37 M1937 PM37 |
82mm | 1936 to present replaced by the Podnos can still be found in large numbers |
M37M M41 M43 |
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2B14 Podnos | 82mm | 1980s to present | ![]() | |
2B25 Gall suppressed mortar |
82mm | 2011 to present | External: | |
Anti-tank guided missiles
Weapon | Missile | Range | In service | Variants | Photo |
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9K111 Fagot / AT-4 Spigot |
9M111 | 2,000m | 1970 to present | 9M111M | ![]() 9K113 Konkurs missile system (launcher and missile) and a 9M111M Faktoriya missile in launch tube (standing) |
9M113 Konkurs / AT-5 Spandrel |
9M113 | 4,000m | 1974 to present | 9M113M | ![]() |
9K115-2 Metis-M / AT-13 Saxhorn-2 |
9M131 | 1,000m/ 2000m[12] | 1992–present | Metis-M / Metis-M1 HEAT tandem warhead, Armor penetration behind ERA 900–950 mm[13] | ![]() |
9K135 Kornet / AT-14 Spriggan replaced 9M113 Konkurs |
9M133-1 9M133F-1 — 9M133M-2 9M133FM-2 9M133FMX |
5,500m — 8,000–10,000m |
1998 to present[14] | Kornet-E (export) Kornet-D / EM |
Kornet |
9K11-2 Malyutka-2 / AT-3D Sagger D modernized |
9M14-2 9M14-2M 9M14-2P 9M14-2F |
3,000m — min. 400m |
1999 to present | Malyutka-2M | External: (Malyutka-2M) |
Man-portable air defense system
Weapon | Range | Altitude | In service | Variants | Photo |
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Igla / SA-18 Grouse
succeeded by Igla-S |
5,200m | 3,500m | 1981 to present |
Igla-1 (early variant; Igla-D (paratrooper Dzhigit (two-barrel |
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Igla-S / SA-24 Grinch
succeeded by 9K333 Verba |
6,000m | 3,500m | 2004 to present | ![]() Igla-S | |
9K333 Verba | 8000m | 4,500m | 2014 to present | ![]() 9K333 Verba | |
Landmines
Weapon | Type | In service | Variants | Photo |
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POMZ | Anti-personnel tripwire type fragmentation mine |
1945 to late 1960s | POMZ-2 POMZ-2M |
Yugoslav PMR-2A variant of POMZ anti-personnel mine, Balkans 1996 |
PMN mine | Anti-personnel | late 1950s to present | PMN-1 PMN-2 PMN-4 |
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OZM | anti-personnel bounding (Bouncing Betty) type |
OZM-3 OZM-4 OZM-72 |
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MON-50 | anti-personnel directional (Claymore) type |
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MON-90 larger version of MON-50 |
anti-personnel directional (Claymore) type |
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MON-100 | anti-personnel directional (Claymore) type |
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MON-200 larger version of MON-100 |
anti-personnel directional (Claymore) type, can also be used against light-skinned vehicles and helicopters |
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TM-62 series of mines | anti-tank | TM-62M TM-62B TM-62D TM-62P TM-62T |
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TM-72 mine | anti-tank stand-off magnetic fuze |
TM-89 | ||
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