Belorussian Special Forces To Get Ultralight UAVs, Small Arms

The Belarus Ministry of Defense has announced that its special forces will soon be equipped with T-2M-3 ultralight aircraft and Moskit and Lastochka UAVs by 2015. As part of a rearmament program, new special-purpose small arms and reconnaissance equipment will also be provided to the armed forces. T-2M ultralight features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration. The aircraft can be used for infiltration missions. The T-2M ultralight was developed by Ukraine’s Antonov Design Bureau at the end of the Cold War. The Belarusian Special Forces have recently acquired 9A-91 compact assault rifles, VSK-94 silenced sniper rifles and OSV-96 large caliber sniper rifles, PK-AV scopes, NV/G-14 night vision goggles, laser range finders and Lesnik-3 special-purpose parachute system.