An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The AK-12 and AK-15 have 30-round magazines, can shoot 700 rounds per minute, and are equipped with a number of different sights. The Russian ...

The AK-74M was adopted by the military back in the early 1970s. It was an advanced version of the AK-47 platform, chambered with lighter and faster 5.45x39-mm ammo. The rifle became more accurate and ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 12 (UPI) -- Azerbaijan has begun producing AK-74M assault rifles under a license from the Russian armaments manufacturer Izhmash. The assault rifles are being produced for the ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Kremlin is currently phasing out the AK-74 and its AK-74M variant in favor of the modernized AK-12 and AK-15 rifles, but a staggering eighteen million AK-74’s ...

The commanding officer of the rocket and artillery armament service of Russia’s Central Military District, Lieutenant Colonel Mikhail Kuzin, said on 8 July that the combined arms and reconnaissance ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Russia's newly announced AK-12 assault rifle will be "much more ...