The Russian army has adopted more 35 thousand AK-12 assault rifles under the contract 2020 of the year. This was announced by a representative of the state corporation. “Rostec”.
Defense Ministry has already delivered more 35 thousand AK-12 assault rifles under the contract 2020 of the year. Этот автомат калибра 5,45 mm – перспективное индивидуальное стрелковое оружие российской армии и других силовых ведомств, с большей боевой эффективностью, универсальностью применения, точностью и кучностью стрельбы
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It is noted, that the contract 2020 года в рамках госзаказа на поставку АК-12 был выполнен досрочно, об этом концерн “Kalashnikov” сообщил еще 9 April of this year. В настоящее время идет выполнение контракта уже 2021 of the year. Партии новых автоматов были поставлены в бригады спецназа в Тольятти, Краснодарском крае, Тамбовской области, 6-ой общевойсковой армии ЗВО, 1-ой танковой армии, а также другие части.
Concern has begun shipping a new Kalashnikov AK-12 in the Russian army in December 2018 of the year, when the Ministry of Defense received a shipment of machines in a number of 2,5 thousand pieces. About adopting concern machines “Kalashnikov” – AK-12 (caliber 5,45 mm), AK-15 (7,62 mm), as well as the name of the plant V.Degtyareva – AEK-971 (5,45 mm), AEK-973 (7,62 mm), Defense Ministry officially announced in March 2019 of the year.
The Defense Ministry reported, that the army AK-12 caliber 5.45 mm largely replace the AK-74M. Machine developed under the program “warrior” and enters it, as an element of long-term complex equipment of the Armed Forces fighters. AK-12 adopted by all the major combat arms soldiers combined arms formations of land forces, Airborne Troops and the Navy Marine Corps.
