OREANDA-NEWS The new Chukavin sniper rifle (microwave), which has been tested, will be put into mass production. This was reported in the press service of the Kalashnikov concern.

"The Chukavin sniper rifle (microwave) manufactured by JSC Concern Kalashnikov has successfully passed qualification tests, confirming the high level of quality and reliability. According to their results, the microwave will be put into serial production in the weapons production division," the report says.

According to the president of the concern Alan Lushnikov, the microwave fully meets the needs of customers. The rifle can be equipped with silencers, laser designators and various sights.

The microwave weighing 4.8 kilograms received a gas outlet automation with a short stroke of a gas piston and a three-position rotary gas regulator. The rifle has improved ergonomics. The concern noted that the microwave retained the reliability of the Dragunov sniper rifle.

In April, the creator of the microwave designer Andrey Chukavin said that the microwave surpasses the Dragunov rifle in accuracy by 25-30 percent.