Development of the Kalashnikov assault rifle according to the data of the special operation in Ukraine

Significant changes have been made to the design of the Russian Aka-12 machine gun, taking into account the experience of a special military operation.

In 2023, mass industrial production of its developed model will begin.

This was announced by the General Director of the Russian state corporation “Rostec” Sergey Chemezov in an interview with the Russian agency “Novosti”.

He said: “It is important that we work in cooperation with the military and take into account all the comments received from them regarding the weapons we produce, which helps us quickly respond to changing needs and improve our products. For example, the Kalashnikov assault rifle. the machine gun was developed based on the results of its use in military operation.

In this context, Chemezov also mentioned military equipment and armaments that his company has recently begun to mass-produce, including T-90M (Prorev) tanks, Iskander operational-tactical systems, various rocket launchers, Ka-52 helicopters (). Crocodile”) and Mi. – 28 fifth-generation fighters Night Hunter, Su-35S and Su-57, Kop and Lancet drones.

As for the 5.45-mm Aka-12 machine gun, manufactured by the Kalashnikov concern as a subsidiary of Rostec, it has, according to Chemezov, accuracy and a high density of fire on a laser target.

Source: News