Fulfill The Need For Troops In The Ukrainian War, Russia Modified The AK-12 Attack Rifle

Illustration of an AK-12 assault rifle. (Wikimedia Commons/Independentилорони)

JAKARTA - Russia modified the Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifle used by its troops in Ukraine to speed up the shooting, giving the army more control over shooting mode, state news agency RIA said.

The AK-12 assault rifle, which began entering Russian military service in 2018, will disable two rounds of cut-off exchanges, deliver two-way shooting mode controls, and customizable flats, President Kalashnikov Concern Alan Lushnikov told RIA.

"In the shortest possible time, we chose a technical solution, made a prototype and demonstrated it to representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defense," Lushnikov said.

He did not say when the modernized weapon would begin to be used, only saying it was in the design documentation stage.

The AK-12 assault rifle developed by Kalashnikov, became the standard weapon of the Russian armed forces, surpassing the requirement for continuous fire from the Russian Ministry of Defense.

This rifle has a caliber of 5.45 millimeters (mm) and better accuracy than the previous version. This rifle boasts of greater fire accuracy and several Picatinny tracks that provide the platform, to install additional accessories such as views, front handles, flashlights to laser appointers.

In addition, AK-12 is equipped with a high-performance license brake competitor with an easy-to-retitle platform. Swiping the nose makes it possible to immediately install sound absorbers and light.

Gunmaker Kalashnikov was sanctioned by the United States in 2014, the year when Russia invaded and annexed Ukraine's peninsula in Crimea. The European Union and Britain imposed their own sanctions on Kalashnikov Concern this year.