There was a time that underwater firearms where considered as top secret, but information about these weapons can now be found on every weapon magazine. The fact that Russian Defense Export drops these weapons on the international market means that encounters with these type of weapons belongs more and more to the reality.

These days, the underwater environment is accessible for everybody who can scuba-diving. High technical underwater remote controlled robots or computer guided transport mini-submarines are used for illegal drug traffic. Underwater wrecks are excellent hiding places for drugs, chemical or nuclear materials which can be used by terrorist. Underwater firearms belongs to the standard equipment of the combat diver and where under high interests of the press presented at MILIPOL 2007.

The Russian 5.66 mm APS underwater submachine gun.

The Russian 4.5 mm SPP-1M underwater pistol.
VBR-Belgium haze also his own underwater firearm program, which is adapted for the use of underwater firearms in the Belgian region. There are a lot of clear waters around the world, but in the North sea visibility varies from zero to ten meters. The VBR-Belgium underwater pistol is designed for underwater close quarter combat on the sandy bottoms of wreckage.

VBR-Belgium underwater pistol more firepower at close range.
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International Underwater Parcours Shooting