ABU-DHABI, February 21. /TASS/. The Kalashnikov concern has begun serial deliveries of the latest submachine gun PPK-20 to customers, the president of the group of companies, Alan Lushnikov, told TASS at the IDEX 2023 arms show in Abu Dhabi.
"Currently, work is underway to put the PPK-20 into service. At the same time serial deliveries are being carried out to customers," he said.
Lushnikov mentioned such an important feature of the PPK-20 as the possibility of firing in automatic and single modes using a detachable low-noise and flameless firing device. He also noted that the machine gun had a telescopic buttstock made of impact-resistant polymer that folds onto the right side of the receiver.
Also, PPK-20 is equipped with a diopter sight with an effective range of 200 meters and an original trigger mechanism with a double-sided safety catch, which enables the shooter to switch fire and safety modes on both sides of the weapon.
As the Kalashnikov concern’s press-service told TASS on February 20, the concern had begun to supply the PPK-20 to customers.
The PPK-20 was created on the basis of the well-tested Vityaz-SN submachine gun. It has a redesigned trigger mechanism and buttstock, a muffler and a new switch. The weapon passed certification tests in 2020.
Exhibition in Abu Dhabi
The IDEX 2023 international arms show is running in Abu Dhabi on February 20-24. The joint Russian exposition is located in a separate pavilion, where the leading enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex present more than 200 full-scale samples of weapons and military equipment, ammunition and gear.