Russian military eyes new Kalashnikov rifle
1 May 2013 6:52 AM IST
The fate of a new Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifle developed for the Russian army will be decided during acceptance trials due to begin in June 2013, Russia’s largest firearms manufacturer, Izhmash, said.
‘In the interests of the defence ministry, Izhmash is working on the modernisation of the AK-74 and AK-100 assault rifles in service with the Russian army, as well as developing a (new) standard assault rifle on the AK-12 platform which will undergo state acceptance trials in June 2013,’ Izhmash’s chief designer Vladimir Zlobin said on Monday. If the trials are successful, the new assault rifle will be put in production and will be adopted as a service weapon for the military.
‘In the interests of the defence ministry, Izhmash is working on the modernisation of the AK-74 and AK-100 assault rifles in service with the Russian army, as well as developing a (new) standard assault rifle on the AK-12 platform which will undergo state acceptance trials in June 2013,’ Izhmash’s chief designer Vladimir Zlobin said on Monday. If the trials are successful, the new assault rifle will be put in production and will be adopted as a service weapon for the military.
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