The new Defence Attaché of the Sri Lanka Embassy in Moscow, Gp Capt Uditha Piyasena joined a familiarization trip organized by the Ministry of Defence, the Federal Service for Military and Technological Cooperation of the Russian Federation and NPO "High precision Weapons" to the oldest weapons manufacturer in Russia, which is situated in the city of Tula, some 190 kilometers south to Moscow.
The Tula Arms Plant has a long and glorious history of manufacturing rifles, pistols, hand guns and various cold weapons. During the visit, the military attachés were able to meet the Director General of the Tula Plant, Ilya Kurilov and the oldest manager of the plant, Leonid Fokin who spent in its walls almost fifty years of his life, and who told the guests about its history. The Chief Designer of the plant demonstrated to the guests the newest products, manufactured at the plant today, including previous and new generations of anti-tank missile complexes, special assault rifles, special sniper rifles, which are very quiet in operation.
The guests had the chance not only to see the military and civil rifles but also to test them at the firing testing range within the plant’s walls. For comparison purposes they were also given the opportunity to fire the famous Mosin sniper rifle, the main snipers’ weapon of the Soviet Army during WWII.
