Estonian army changes firearms, supply American automatic rifles will begin in early 2020 of the year. It is reported by the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic.
Министерство обороны Эстонии подписало контракт с американской компанией Lewis Machine & Tool Company (LMT), согласно которому эстонская армия в течении двух лет получит 16 thousand automatic rifles of calibers 5,56 and 7,62 mm. Contract value 75 million. dollars, поставки начнутся в начале 2020 of the year.
It should be noted, that currently the Estonian army is in service with very different small arms: Israeli Galil automatic rifles and Negev light machine guns chambered for 5,56 x 45 mm, received from Norway and Germany from the availability of automatic rifles chambered for 7.62x51 mm G3A3 and G3A4, from Sweden – if 4 (the same G3). There are a number of new German 5.56 mm G36 automatic rifles and MG4 light machine guns.
С целью замены стрелкового оружия Министерство обороны Эстонии в 2017 году объявило тендер, в котором в декабре 2018 года победила американская компания Lewis Machine & Tool Company (LMT), которая поставит эстонской армии автоматические винтовки MLCPS (under the auspices of NATO 5,56 x 45 mm) and CQBMWS (under the auspices of NATO 7,62 x 51 mm).
Винтовки представляют собой вариации широко распространенного семейства AR конструкции Стонера, but with a patented upper receiver, made of a single monolithic aluminum structure, which ensures its increased rigidity.
The first new rifles to receive the Scout battalion (Scout Battalion) 1-1st Infantry Brigade of the Estonian Army, stationed in Tapa (now armed with Israeli Galil, obtained back in the early 90s). Затем винтовками будут полностью оснащены 1-й и 2-й пехотные бригады. Armament with new weapons of units is provided “Kaistelyta” (civil uprising), the police, Border Guard and units of the Estonian Ministry of Justice.
