The Russian state corporation Rostec said on Wednesday that the idea to produce copies of the NSV heavy machine gun in the United States without a relevant request to the Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport would be a "theft."
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 10th October, 2018) The Russian state corporation Rostec said on Wednesday that the idea to produce copies of the NSV heavy machine gun in the United States without a relevant request to the Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport would be a "theft."
On Tuesday, the National Interest media outlet reported that the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) was offering grants to the US companies which will be able to "produce fully functioning facsimiles of foreign-made weapons," namely, the Russian Pulemyot Kalashnikova Modernizirovany (PKM) machine gun and the NSV heavy machine gun, while the manufactured weapons should be "equal to or better than" the prototypes.
"Such ideas, if they really exist, once again prove the advantages of Russian weapons ... However, the idea itself raises questions. If someone wants to do this work legally, in compliance with all the rules, they should discuss it with Rosoboronexport. Otherwise, it is illegal copying of Russian products. In other words, it is a theft," the corporation's press service said.
