Ukrainian State Bureau of Investigation Armed with APC9 Submachine Guns

27 November, 2023 An SBI officer with a B&T ?PC9 PRO-G submachine gun. November 2023. Ukraine.

Photo credits: SBI The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) officers received B&T APC9 PRO-G submachine guns. The SBI showed its officers armed with these weapons in the Rivne region.

This weapon was developed by the Swiss company Brugger & Thomet, which specializes in the manufacture of weapons for law enforcement bodies and the military. The B&T APC9 is available in 9mm and .45 ACP variants. The upper part of the receiver is made of 7075 T6 aluminum alloy, and the lower part is made of polymer material.

An SBI officer with a B&T ?PC9 PRO-G submachine gun. November 2023. Ukraine.

Photo credits: SBI

The total length is only 385 mm, the barrel length is 175 mm, and the weight is 2.7 kg. The B&T APC also has a folding butt and an adapter for installing a silencer. The set includes one magazine for 15 rounds and two for 30.

The G-version of the APC9 PRO uses 9mm Glock twin-row magazines.

B&T APC9 PRO-G submachine gun

These weapons are popular in the United States. In 2019, the U.S.

Army adopted the APC9 submachine gun.

The contract provides for the production of 350 submachine guns, with an option for an additional 1,000 units.

Recall that in 2022, a Rapid Operational Response Unit operator was awarded the TS.M.308 sniper rifle, a licensed copy of the Brugger & Thomet APR sniper rifle.