The SVLK-14S is one of the world’s leading sniper rifles when it comes to high accuracy and long range. It is known that the SVLK-14S is a sniper rifle model made by Russian weapons designer Vladislav Lobaev, and also the owner of the Lobaev Arms weapons company. According to information announced by Lobaev Arms, the SVLK-14S was developed based on the CheyTac USA M300 sniper rifle model with some changes in caliber and magazine design. Specifically, Lobaev Arms has optimized the USA M300 to make it more Russian and more reliable on the battlefield along with improving the gun’s specifications. Increased range and increased accuracy are the points that Lobaev Arms has been doing very well on SVLK-14S compared to USA M300. A special feature is that the design of the SVLK-14S is quite simple compared to a modern sniper rifle model, Except that the components that make it up are made of aircraft-grade alloy, the gun is quite light compared to its size. The biggest difference of the SVLK-14S sniper rifle with other sniper rifles is that it uses standard ammunition .408 Cheyenne Tactical (10.36×77mm) or separate .338LM for sniper rifles, Lobaev Arms said that using these calibers will make the gun more stable than using 12.7mm bullets and have a longer range than 7.62mm bullets of both Russia and NATO. In order to increase accuracy, the SVLK-14S does not use a magazine, but fires each bullet with a manual loading mechanism that loads by pulling the reloading shuttle. With fewer parts, the accuracy of the gun increases. SVLK-14S has an overall length of 1,430mm, a wheelbase of 900mm and a width of 96mm, the maximum weight of the gun is 9.6kg excluding scopes or extended shooting aids. Right on the body of the gun in the SVLK-14S barrel cluster, there is a built-in pincatinny rail that allows quick replacement of sights. The SVLK-14S usually uses the IOR Valdada 5.8-40×56 optical sight, allowing the gunner to shoot effectively at ranges from 500 meters to 2,000 meters, The maximum range of the SVLK-14S in the test can reach a range of more than 4,000 meters, the manufacturer says that the SVLK-14S gun can destroy targets at a distance of 3,000 meters. The muzzle velocity of the SVLK-14S is up to 900m/s with extremely low deviation at a range of 1,500m or less. The SVLK-14S is more about stability in each shot than fast rate of fire, and its extremely long range also helps protect the gunner from enemies. SVLK-14S can operate in environments from -45 degrees Celsius to 65 degrees Celsius. Due to the mechanism to fire each bullet, the average rate of fire of the SVLK-14S is about 6 rounds per minute for a professional gunner. SVLK-14S with natural black carbon fiber body and barrel made of aluminum alloy. The cost of each SVLK-14S on the market is estimated at more than $ 34,000 excluding the IOR Valdada viewfinder.

Rheinmetall will initially produce Lynx for the US military under a signed contract, then the products will be exported to friendly countries. When officially equipped, this will be the most advanced vehicle in the US Army and they are used to replace the Bradley fighting vehicle that is serving in this country’s army. Lynx combat vehicle. The Lynx combat vehicle is designed with a Rheinmetall LANCE modular turret equipped with a 30mm or 35mm automatic cannon with range stabilization and remote control. The turret and cannon are designed to allow the gunner to destroy the target from a maximum distance of 3,000m. The vehicle is equipped with an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) missile system, a remote weapon control system, and a 3-barreled 7.62mm RMG7.62 coaxial machine gun. The secondary control weapon system is connected to the vehicle’s optoelectronic sighting system. The turret is equipped with two systems of electro-optical sights (EO), including a sighting system and a photoelectric sensor fitted with a stabilization system (SEOSS), integrated with a laser rangefinder, a Fire control system (FCS), SEOSS sighting system for the main weapon of the vehicle. Each EO sighting system can be used by the commander and the gunner, and the commander’s sight system allows for a panoramic view of the battlefield regardless of turret movement. The turret can be fitted with an enhanced situational awareness system (SAS) for the vehicle commander’s sight, a laser irradiation warning system (LWS), a turret independently controlled weapon mount, a turret enemy warhead sound identification system and C4I battlefield network command and control system. The gun fire control system, the LANCE turret digital coaxial machine gun allows the firing range to have almost absolute accuracy, a speed of 200 rounds/min. To enhance its survivability on the battlefield, Lynx is equipped with multi-layer armor plates, capable of blocking anti-tank projectiles, armor-piercing projectiles of various calibers, shrapnel, and homemade anti-tank mines (IEDs) ) and aviation bombs. The interior of the vehicle is also fitted with a spall-enhanced lining to protect crew members in conditions of armor penetration. The vehicle is enhanced with weapons that neutralize the shock waves of mines and homemade IED weapons, the seats are in a suspended state to reduce maximum casualties from mines under the vehicle. The vehicle can also be equipped with the option of an active defense system, a camouflage system, etc. All of these equipment are currently quite foreign to existing combat vehicles in the US military.

However, this MBT, right from the signing of the purchase contract, has continuously encountered problems, the first is the translation of technical documents discovered by a third party with a salary of up to 200 million Zloty (equivalent to VND 200 million). $2.6 million), an “exorbitant” price. But the overhead is nothing compared to the money these Leopard 2PLs have taken from the Polish defense budget. It should be recalled that in 2002, Warsaw signed a contract to buy 128 Leopard 2A4s from the German Army, the above MBTs are 25 – 27 years old and the technical condition is assessed quite well. Poland believes that the above-mentioned tanks have only worn 25-30% and can be used normally for at least 10 more years, but from the time they received the tanks until the overhaul in 2011, they just been on the payroll for more than 5 years. In addition to the components with high wear and tear such as the gun barrel, the transmission system, during the overhaul, Poland discovered many problems such as the thermal imager of the gunner and the commander and many components of the system. Fire control is almost out of service. The irony is that these devices have long been out of production, so the Polish Army decided to comprehensively upgrade the Leopard 2A4 tanks to the Leopard 2PL standard. The main battle tank Leopard 2PL of the Polish Army The upgrade package focuses on the viewfinder, front armor, bodywork and undercarriage. However, the addition of steel plates to the chassis to prevent mines was removed because it would increase the weight to 59.5 tons equivalent to Leopard 2A5, which required reinforcement of the suspension system, leading to an increase in costs. The upgrade package also requires replacing the hydraulic cannon stabilization system with electricity, reducing the possibility of the vehicle burning when the vehicle is hit, adding a reversing camera and an auxiliary electric motor. There is also an expansion pack, which includes upgraded communication equipment, integrated remote control machine gun turret, air conditioning for the crew, heatsink for the electronics. The general requirement is that the cost of the Leopard 2PL after the upgrade is only half that of the Leopard 2A6. After many biddings, finally the contract to upgrade 128 Leoaprd 2A4 vehicles was signed in 2015, the main contractor is a Polish company with a German partner, the deadline for completing the work is in 2020. The upgrade contract value is up to 575 million USD, which calculates that each tank requires 4.5 million USD in modernization money, not to mention the initial purchase cost, which is more expensive than the production T-90M Proryv-3 Brand new from Russia.