{"id":84188,"date":"2019-01-07T17:30:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T17:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/07\/ukrainian-snipers-are-about-to-get-this-powerful-new-upgrade-courtesy-of-canada\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:51:52","slug":"ukrainian-snipers-are-about-to-get-this-powerful-new-upgrade-courtesy-of-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2019\/01\/07\/ukrainian-snipers-are-about-to-get-this-powerful-new-upgrade-courtesy-of-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian snipers are about to get this powerful new upgrade courtesy of Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ukraine’s Ground Forces (army) will soon be on the receiving end of a massive shipment of sniper rifles from Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PGW Defence Technologies, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been contracted to supply Ukrainian snipers with anti-material rifles in deal valued at over USD $770,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rifle in question is none other than PGW’s flagship heavy-caliber rifle<\/a>, the LRT-3 Sniper Weapon System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Produced in Canada since 2005, this gun is chambered for the popular .50 BMG round, easily capable of disabling light vehicles and punching though armor with deadly effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming with an optionally-suppressed 29 inch stainless steel barrel and clocking in at just a shade over 25 lbs unloaded, the LRT-3 looks every bit the part of a heavy-caliber ranged gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It boasts a max effective range of around 1800 meters (1.1 miles), comparable to the American Barrett M107 rifle which is also on its way to the Ukrainian army as part of a separate deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While PGW has mostly flown under the radar over the past decade, it is no stranger to the arms game.<\/p>\n\n\n\t