Key Points - The Nazi German MG 42, introduced in 1942, was a fearsome 7.92x57mm Mauser general-purpose machine gun renowned for its devastatingly high rate of fire (1,200-1,800 rpm) and reliability, ...

The arrival of the RPL-7 could suggest the Kremlin will look to more varied weapons in the future. Russia’s most famed modern arms maker is set to introduce a newly designed “handheld machine gun” at ...

A Russian strategist has argued that infantry weapons such as mortars and machine guns are obsolete. He said he believed drones would replace them, making infantry units smaller and lighter. Light ...