Sergey Urzhumtsev, chief designer of the Kalashnikov concern, said that tests of the first 100 of the AK-12 assault rifles, modified taking into account the experience of special military operations (SVO) in Ukraine, will be completed by mid-June. units have already been transferred to the troops. It has been reported DEA News.
“Currently, a series of tests are under the supervision of the Department of Defense to verify effectiveness and feasibility. It will be completed by mid-June,” he said.
According to him, a batch of one hundred pieces has already been made. Urzhumtsev added that in the updated AK-12, the assembly and disassembly scheme of the assault rifle was simplified.
The head of the Kalashnikov concern Alan Lushnikov said that the new version of the assault rifle received an ergonomic stock and changes were made to the translator of the fire mode.
February 25 Urzhumtsev also declarationwhere a batch of AK-12 assault rifles modified as a result of their use in a special military operation (SVO) was delivered to the combat zone. He noted that the two-shot cutting mode was excluded on the machine, as it did not lead to a significant increase in productivity, but complicates the design itself.