The MPL-1 and MPL-2
are considered as likely standard weapons for Rosgvardiya’s crack units.
BALASHIKHA /Moscow
Region/, May 24. /TASS/. Russia’s National Guard (Rosgvardiya) may replace its
current standard weapon - the Makarov handgun - with upgraded versions of the
Lebedev handgun (MPL-1 and MPL-2), the chief of Rosgvardiya’s weapons and
hardware department, Aleksey Bezzubikov, told the science and engineering forum
devoted to cutting-edge technologies created for Russia’s law enforcement
agencies.
"At the moment
we are considering the Lebedev handgun as an option. It is a fundamental
upgrade of the PL-15," he said.
The MPL-1 and MPL-2
are considered as likely standard weapons for Rosgvardiya’s crack units.
"This weapon is
of interest to us. We see it as a substitute for the Makarov handgun,"
Bezzubikov said.
