Firearms Current Affairs, GK & News

2019 International Mine Awareness Day

The International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is observed every year on April 4 to raise awareness about landmines, explosive remnants of war, and progress toward their eradication. The 2019 Theme is “United Nations Promotes SDGs – Safe Ground – Safe Home”.

Topics: Ammunition • Explosive weapons • Explosives • Firearms • Humanitarian aid • Land mine • Mine action • Mine warfare • Minefields • Sustainable Development Goals • Unexploded ordnance • United Nations Mine Action Service

Judge blocks California’s ammunition ban

It is illegal to hold a magazine that possess amunition holding more than 10 bullets. The law prohibited the buying and selling of such ammunitions from 2000. However, people who bought the magazines before that can hold them. The law has been temporarily banned by the District judge Roger Benitez. Along with the magazine restriction, ..

Topics: Assault weapon • Firearms • Gun politics in the United States • United States firearms law

PM Modi inaugurated an Indo-Russian joint venture (JV)

On March 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated an Indo-Russian joint venture (JV) that will manufacture the new 7.62×39 mm caliber Kalashnikov AK-203 rifle in Korwa near Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. The Indo-Russia Rifles Pvt Ltd is a joint venture between India’s Ordnance factory and a Russian firm. It will produce the last series of Kalashnikov ..

Topics: AK • AK-203 • AK-47 • Amethi • Firearms • Indo-Russia Rifles • INSAS rifle • Kalashnikov • Kalashnikov rifle • Personal weapons • Weapons

United States suspends its obligations under INF

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty is a Cold War-era missile treaty that was a signed in 1987 between the United States and the Soviet Union. Signed by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, the treaty barred both countries from deploying land-launched cruise missiles in the 500- to 5,500-km range. It was a key to ending ..

Topics: Ballistic missile • Cold War • Cruise missile • Firearms • Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty • Mikhail Gorbachev • Missiles • Perestroika • Presidency of Ronald Reagan • Soviet Union • Weapons

Hague Code of Conduct

In June 2016, India joined the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCoC), a global ballistic missile proliferation regime. India joined the Code highlighting its readiness to further strengthen global non-proliferation objectives. However, India has made it clear that it will not have any impact on the national security as well as country’s ..

Topics: Ammunition • Anti-ballistic missile • Arms control • Ballistic missile • Cruise missile • Firearms • Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme • International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation • Missile • Missile defense • Weapons • Wernher von Braun

India’s first private sector missile sub-systems manufacturing facility set up Hyderabad

India’s first private sector missile sub-systems manufacturing facility has inaugurated near Hyderabad on August 4, 2017. It has been established a line with the ‘Make in India’ initiative and Government’s policy to encourage private sector participation in defense product. It is a joint venture between the $2.5 billion Kalyani Group and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defence ..

Topics: Ammunition • Anti-tank guided missile • Anti-tank missiles • Firearms • Kalyani Group • Missile • Rafael Advanced Defense Systems • Spike • Weapons