June 5, 2023: The new Russian standard assault rifle, the AK-12, received its first large-scale combat use once the invasion of Ukraine began over a year ago. The manufacturer didn’t receive many ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Perhaps in the eyes of the Russian military, the traditional Kalashnikov is truly the apex of small arms design and the trials will be biased against any attempt to ...

Russia's 64 year-old beauty, the Kalashnikov AK series assault rifle, may soon get a new addition: the AK-12. Come this June, Russian feds will decide the fate of the AK-12 — in development since 2010 ...

Key point: The Russian military’s arms procurement is resistant to change. In early 2018, the AK-12 made by Kalashnikov Concern was officially recommended by the Russian Ministry of Defense for ...

MOSCOW, February 7. /TASS/. The Kalashnikov Company said it plans to upgrade AK-12 assault rifle by the Ukrainian combat experience. "A group of Kalashnikov managers, designers and specialists has ...