Russia's Defense Minister, Anatoly Serdyukov, set off a firestorm of debate in Russia after saying that his military's pride and joy, the Kalashnikov and Dragunov SVDs sniper rifles, are "morally ...

Meanwhile, the Dragunov only got a slight upgrade in the 1970s with a changed barrel twist rate for a new bullet. A new 3-9x variable-zoom sight called the PSP-1 (1P21) was considered for addition ...

In 1989, the Swiss military magazine Schweizer Waffen-Magazin published an article about the SVD, which read: “The Soviet Dragunov sniper rifle using the classical Russian 7.62×54mmR cartridge ...

SVDS has raised around $3 million in funding from a notable group of investors that include Crosslink, GSV Capital, Cendana Capital and the well-known tech investor Frank Quattrone.

The situation for the Dragunov didn’t improve after the fall of the Soviet Union. A couple variants for special purposes were made, the SVDS which added a folding stock for paratroopers, the SVU ...

Aside from the tech team, SVDS also employs data scientists, engineers, and other seasoned consultants, and has previously raised approximately $3 million in funding from a number of investment firms.