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Russian army will receive updated AK-12s in January
Direct Translation via Google Translate.I heard that Kalashnikov concern will fit these and retrofit other rifles with new iron sights with illuminated front sight posts for night fighting. [REGNUM] The Kalashnikov Concern has modified the AK-12 assault rifle, taking into account the experience gained during a special military operation in Ukraine. Deliveries of the updated model to the Russian army will begin in January 2024,the head of the enterprise, Alan Lushnikov , announced on December 25 on the Russia 24 TV channel. “We worked with customers on the requirements that arose during the SVO. We carried out tests and put it into production, it is in production and in January we will begin shipping new AK-12s,” he said. Lushnikov told reporters that the concern had improved the design of the machine gun to make it more convenient to use. In addition, the new weapon was made more reliable, he added. The head of the enterprise also said that Kalashnikov began shipping the first batch of modernized Kub drones to the customer. This is loitering ammunition with enhanced action. Lushnikov emphasized that the result was actually a new product. As Regnum reported , on December 11, the Kalashnikov concern announced that supplies of AK-12s to the Russian army in 2023 have almost doubled compared to 2022. The company fulfilled all obligations for the production of automatic machines on time this year. On December 14, it became known that the Tula Cartridge Plant had developed a cartridge with increased penetration for small arms. It penetrates lightly armored vehicles, and the dimensions of the cartridge allow it to be used, including in Kalashnikov assault rifles. Posted by: badanov 2023-12-26 |
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