In Belarus, the process of localizing production of the VSK-100 assault rifle is nearing completion. This will make it possible to begin its mass manufacture. This was stated by State Secretary of the Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich. He noted that the most difficult stage was mastering production of the weapon's barrel.
The VSK-100 assault rifle may be launched into mass production by the end of 2026.
Previously, the assault rifle was assembled at the OAO "Kidma tek" enterprise from components supplied from Russia.
VSK-100 became the first sample of small arms of Belarusian design adopted by the country's army. In January 2021, the carbine entered the standard equipment of territorial troops units. The model was created on the basis of the civilian VPO-126 "Vepr-1V" carbine, which, in turn, is considered an adapted version of the RPKM light machine gun (RPK-203, 6P8M).
The key features of the assault rifle are a reinforced receiver and a heavy barrel with an increased service life of up to 20 thousand rounds. In addition, the enterprise has already established production of a line of 7.62×39 mm combat cartridges, including armor-piercing variants, which ensures full compatibility with the new weapon.
Technical specifications:
- Caliber: 7.62×39 mm
- Length: 915 mm, height — 265 mm, width — 6.5 mm
- Weight without magazine — 4.3 kg
- Magazine capacity — 30 rounds
- Firing mode — single-shot or automatic
- Locking type — rotating
- Mechanism with side gas operation
- Sighting range — 1000 m, effective range — 400 m
- Rate of fire — 600 rounds per minute
- Manufacturer-guaranteed barrel life — 20 thousand rounds
Variants:
- A model chambered for .223 Rem (5.56×45 mm) was developed — VSK-100-223
- In 2020, the VSK-100BP assault rifle with a bullpup layout was presented.
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