EADaily, November 1st, 2025. The crews of combat helicopters and pilots of attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces are equipped with compact Lebedev PLC pistols as personal small arms.

MOSCOW, August 14. /TASS/. The Central Research Institute of Precision Machine-Building (TsNIITochMash, part of the state tech corporation Rostec) demonstrated a new Poloz self-loading compact pistol ...

MOSCOW, October 20. /TASS/. Russia’s Interior Ministry has accepted the latest 9mm Lebedev compact pistol developed by the Kalashnikov firearms manufacturer for service, the gun producer’s press ...

While pocket pistols are sometimes derided as ineffective or inadequate for self-defense, it’s also often said that the best gun for self-defense is the one you have with you. That’s almost the entire ...

The world of compact defensive handguns is a crowded one, but one pistol that stands out ahead of the pack is the Heckler and Koch P2000 pistol. Introduced to market in 2001, the P2000 has carved out ...