In Vietnam, we decided to modernize the Soviet AKM, which still stand in the Vietnamese army has, as well as large quantities are stockpiled storage. According to “Warspot” with reference to the portal armyrecognition.com, one of the enterprises of the Vietnamese military-industrial complex (Z111 plant in Thanh Hoa) It launched production STL-1A machine on the basis of the Soviet Kalashnikov assault rifles.
Fully upgrading details were not disclosed, but it is known, that Vietnamese STL-1A caliber 7,62 mm is a kind of “hybrid” Soviet AKM and AK-74M, and resembles more modern AK-103. On STL-1A ("Gun Self-Help", which means “local production rifle”) a similar set of AK-103 muzzle brake, and externally similar plastic lining, folding stock and pistol grip. At the same time on the Vietnamese Machine “nominally” American set attached grenade launcher M203 caliber 40 mm. The “podstvolnika” manufactured in Vietnam and will be included with new machine.
It should be noted, Vietnam in 2014 It was refused by the licensed production of Kalashnikov rifles Russian “hundredth” series of “the high price”. Instead “WHITE”Z111 plant in Thanh Hoa began licensed production of the Israeli assault rifles IWI Galil ACE-31 and ACE-32 chambered 7,62h39. Besides, the plant produces 7.62-mm pistols K14 and K54-M2 (magazine capacity - 8 and 14 rounds), which are derivatives of "type 54" Chinese pistol (Soviet TT sample 1933 of the year).
