Firearms manufacturer Kalashnikov has unveiled an upgraded AK-12 assault rifle, with modifications based on the weapon’s use in the war on Ukraine.

Kalashnikov Group Chief Designer Sergey Urzhumtsev told Russian state media TASS on Friday the upgrade followed “input” gathered from “experience of the gun’s use in the special operation” – a euphemism for Moscow’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

He added that the first batch of upgraded AK-12s has already been delivered to the “special military operation” area in Ukraine “to specify the feedback.”

As part of the upgrade, the rifle’s two-round burst mode was excluded from the latest design, because it didn’t increase the weapon’s efficiency significantly and complicated its layout, according to TASS.

The other changes were aimed at making the rifle easier to operate.

The AK-12 has several mounting platforms that allow the installation of additional gear, such as sights, a front handle, a flashlight, a laser designator, as well as devices for noiseless and flameless fire, according to TASS.

The 5.45 mm AK-12 is “the standard service assault rifle of the Russian infantry and other units,” according to the Kalashnikov website.

The Russian military has been undergoing reequipment with AK-12 rifles since 2018, according to the Kalashnikov website.

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News link nko, so your article doesn't look like fake news op

Kalashnikov, the man who actually designed this killing machine wished he never did. Towards his last years on Earth he was full of regrets because of the way the riffle ended up being so much abused.

Making an already deadly weapon more deadly , man will always be the only creature God regretted making

oz4real83:
Making an already deadly weapon more deadly , man will always be the only creature God regretted making

and you know this by?

Good

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BRIMBRAM:
Kalashnikov, the man who actually designed this killing machine wished he never did. Towards his last years on Earth he was full of regrets because of the way the riffle ended up being so much abused.

Even Opphenheimer regretted invention of nuclear weapon , many of his team members also regretted it

The AK 12 is a weapon without Equal, give me a free M16 and I would reject it and rather choose to pay to get an AK 12.

BRIMBRAM:
Kalashnikov, the man who actually designed this killing machine wished he never did. Towards his last years on Earth he was full of regrets because of the way the riffle ended up being so much abused.

He regretted seeing the weapon he manufactured in the hands of terrorists like al Qaeda, and Isil. Even in death Mikhail Kalashnikov is still considered one of the greatest weapons inventor in human history, he was and still a Russian hero.

mysticwarrior:
He regretted seeing the weapon he manufactured in the hands of terrorists like al Qaeda, and Isil. Even in death Mikhail Kalashnikov is still considered one of the greatest weapons inventor in human history, he was and still a Russian hero.

That's true. He regreted it in the hands of boko Haram too, and also in the hands of Fulani herds men.

iykofias:
and you know this by?

by the holy book. Gen 6:6.

AK 47
The most rugged and efficient automatic riffle

na for NA hand e Dey look unsophisticated with twine ropes and rusty handles

Ak 47 is the best keep it in the dirt for years pick it up it will still shoot

No USA weapons can do that you must clean it before it works lol.