Kiev and Ottawa signed a contract for the supply of Ukrainian military sniper rifles, According to Ukrainian military portal.
According to the Canadian Member of Parliament from the Conservative Party James Bezan, between Canada and the Ukraine already existed a signed contract to supply APU Party sniper rifles.
he noted, that is currently one of the Canadian defense companies expect from the government document, permit the export of weapons.
“Rifles will raise the possibility of Ukraine's armed forces to deter Russian aggression”, – he added.
he explained, it is not gratuitous aid, and commercial supply. In the near future the government will sign an export permit, after which the weapons will be delivered to Ukraine.
At the same time he made it clear Beza, which is considered the possibility of concluding a few more contracts.
I know, that in Canada, there are other companies, produce guns, light armored vehicle, etc., which are now exploring the potential of cooperation with Ukrainian companies and Ukrainian army, to better ensure the Ukrainian military, he said.
The resource recalls, that last year the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has adopted a McMillan TAC-50 sniper rifles, produced by the American McMillan Brothers Rifle Company and are in service with the Canadian Forces.
It is because of this sniper rifle Canadian special forces in Iraq set a world record for the distance, hit the target from a distance of 3,54 km, the paper concludes.
