The handgun remains
operational within a range of air temperatures from 50 degrees below zero
freezing to plus 70 degrees Celsius.
MOSCOW, April 11.
/TASS/. An interdepartmental commission has completed its verification of the
design specifications for the Udav handgun (a product of TsNIITochMash) and
recommended it for serial production, the Rostec corporation said in a news
release on Thursday.
"The
self-loading 9-mm handgun has been recommended for serial production under the
index O1, which permits it for official use," the news release says.
The commission
examined the terms of reference, the results of preliminary and government
certification tests and checked if the flaws detected in the process of testing
have been eliminated. Next, a decision should follow on whether to authorize it
for service or for experimental use in the field first.
"The Udav meets
all modern requirements established for firearms. Composite materials have made
it possible to considerably diminish the handgun’s mass and improve its
operating parameters," the press service quotes Rostec’s industrial director
Sergey Abramov as saying.
The firearm remains
operational within a range of air temperatures from 50 degrees below zero to
plus 70 degrees and is equally good for all arms and services.
"Its features
are competitive with those of such renowned brands as Colt, Walther,
Heckler&Koch, Glock, Browning, CZ and others," Abramov added.
The Udav Pistol
According to earlier reports, the Udav fires a powerful 9x21 mm cartridge. It has passed government certification tests and been recommended for standard use.
TsNIITochMash plans
to deliver standard military, special and civilian configurations of the
weapon.
The self-loading Udav
handgun is an entirely Russian-designed and manufactured weapon with a sighting
range of 50 meters and an 18-round magazine. Brand-new special ammunition has
been designed for it. In addition, the manufacturer plans to produce a standard
army, special and civilian version of the weapon.
Source: ITAR-TASS
11-04-2019
