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Ratnik: Russia’s Warrior of The Future

Posted October 7, 2015 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, Guns & Gear, News, NFA / Suppressors / Class III, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles, Shooting Accessories by Nathaniel F with 153 Comments

Russia’s next-generation infantry modernization program is in full swing, and while here at TFB we’ve covered two of the rifles, the AEK-571/A545 and AK-12, competing for orders as part of the program, but the program as a whole is more extensive than [Read More…]

BREAKING: Russian Army Accepts Both AK-12 And AEK-971

Posted December 23, 2014 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, Guns & Gear, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 39 Comments

Coming on the heels of (and surely related to) news that Kalashnikov Concern has decided to launch the AK-12 on the open market, the Russian Army has announced today that both the AK-12 and the A545 (improved AEK-971 variant) have passed state trials and will be [Read More…]