Seeking Supplies: Developments of Small Arms Production and Industry in Myanmar

Submitted by Lionel Kosirnik on 15 September, 2021

'What options do military governments have when international arms embargoes disrupt small arms procurement? The nation of Myanmar has been governed by military decree in some fashion since the democratically elected Prime Minister U Nu was ousted by General Ne Win in 1962. This blog post outlines Myanmar’s response to European Union and United States arms embargoes, and how the country turned to other suppliers to help develop its own arms industry.

Global Development and Production of Self-loading Service Rifles: 1896 to the Present (Working Paper 25)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 24 November, 2020

Self-loading rifles were first issued in military service in 1896 and remain the primary infantry weapon for all modern military forces. They are durable weapons, with examples produced in the 1930s and 1940s still documented in modern conflict zones. Recent research suggests that some 175 million self-loading service rifles have been produced to date. This figure does not include civilian-owned rifles and is very likely an underestimate. 

Chambering the Next Round: Emergent Small-calibre Cartridge Technologies (Working Paper 23)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 24 November, 2020

Emergent ammunition technologies are likely to prove key in future firearms designs. Emergent cartridge case technologies, the rise of the ‘general-purpose’ calibre, and other nascent technologies will affect the way in which firearms are designed, produced, managed in service, tactically employed, maintained, and sustained.

The US Firearms Industry: Production and Supply (Working Paper 14)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 24 November, 2020

During the 25-year period from 1986 to 2010, US-based firearms manufacturers produced over 98 million pistols, revolvers, rifles, and shotguns for domestic sale (excluding those produced for export).

The US Firearms Industry: Production and Supply analyses economic aspects of the US firearms industry, specifically the civilian, private security, and law enforcement (i.e. non-military) markets for pistols, revolvers, rifles, and shotguns, providing a focus on supply-side issues.