Laugo Arms Alien is a semi-automatic pistol in 9ÃÂ19 mm manufactured by the Czech company Laugo Arms Czechoslovakia. Launched at IWA OutdoorClassics in 2019, it won Recoil Magazine's top award at SHOT Show 2020. It has combined several radical design features having a fixed barrel, gas-delayed blowback and non-reciprocating top sight rail.
Ján LuÃÂanský started the development of the pistol around 2013, and holds patents for this pistol. The company Laugo Arms Czechoslovakia was founded by Ján LuÃÂánský together with former marketing director of ÃÂeská Zbrojovka Ondà Âej PodÃÂl and investor Daniel Selichar. In 2021, Ján LuÃÂanský and Ondà Âej PodÃÂl sold their share in the company.
In 2023, agents of the Security Service of Ukraine escorting president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and HUR chief Kyrylo Budanov were seen using Laugo Alien pistols during a visit to Snake Island.
The Alien has a gas-delayed mechanism and a fixed barrel which enables good precision, a low bore axis for less barrel lift and an internal slide which means that the sights remain stationary to the barrel during firing, which results in less negative recoil and thereby longer lifespan for reflex sights. The grip angle on the first models had a large rake angle (much like the Glock or Luger), but since 2023 the grip angle has been more similar to the Colt 1911.