Kalashnikov Rifle Set For Improvements
Credit: Maxim Pyadushkin/Aviation Week
Russia's legendary Kalashnikov assault rifle may get a new lease on life as its designers try to improve the weapon's operational parameters and attract orders from the country's defense ministry and paramilitary agencies. The iconic, original 7.62-mm AK-47 rifle entered service in 1949 and since...
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