KUBINKA (Russia) (Pakistan Point news / Sputnik - 22nd August, 2018) Russia and the United States are discussing possible supplies of Russian Osa ("Wasp") non-lethal pistols to US law enforcement agencies, Rostec state corporation's Weapons Cluster Industrial Director Sergey Abramov told Sputnik in an interview.
"At the moment, deliveries under previously concluded contracts have been completed. New contracts have not been signed so far. The issue of further cooperation is under consideration," Abramov said.
In December 2016, media reported that a police department in Arizona adopted Osa pistols designed by Russia's Machine Engineering Technologies Holding (Tecmash), a Rostec subsidiary. Tecmash stated then that it had become "the first time in modern history when US law enforcement agencies officially purchased Russian non-lethal arms."
Osa is a weapon system that includes a four- or two-cartridge break-action barrel-less pistol and a broad range of special cartridges with an aluminum case and electrical pulse firing. The system is designated for police officers to use in self-defense and for personal protection by private individuals.
