Work on the establishment of serial production of “Boas” began in the fall of 2022. Then the specialists of the developer of companies TSNIITOCHMASH went to Izhevsk to organize architectural supervision, having transferred all the necessary design documentation.
The first batch of “Boas” at the Izhevsk facility is scheduled to be assembled on June 15, after which control tests will pass, the source said. If, as a result, the pistols confirm compliance with the declared technical characteristics, Izhmekh will begin their full-scale mass production and delivery to the troops.
At the beginning of the year, it was reported that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation received another batch of 9 mm caliber 6P72 automatic pistols. According to the Kalashnikov concern, work commissioned by the Ministry of Defense began in March 2014. The pistol is chambered for a high-powered 9x21mm cartridge, giving it an advantage in hitting protected armored targets over existing models. , such as Makarov, Yarygin and other pistols.