The Russian Ministry of Defense has selected Kalashnikov Concern’s AK-12 rifle to be the next standard-issue service weapon. Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov says that up to 70,000 AK-12s are expected to be delivered in 2015,Vestifinance.ru reports:
Defense Ministry chose AK-12 Russian military equipment soldier “Warrior,” said the radio “Russian news service” Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov. “It’s already a done deal. This machine” Izhmash “Ak-12. Price and quality were attractive to us,” – said Borisov. Russian Armed Forces can get this year to 70 thousand. Samples “warrior.” In 2015 scheduled throwing hundred-ton heavy test of a ballistic missile “Sarmatian”. “I think that we will finish the ROC in accordance with the plans,” – said Borisov. The innovations incorporated in the “Sarmatian”, will allow the new launch to outperform the previous generation of ballistic missiles. “The payload of the rocket – up to 10 tons,” – said the deputy minister. According to him, completed the preliminary design of combat rail missile system (BZHRK), the complex will create within the state armaments program until 2020 “finished draft design. Everything is going according to plan” – said Borisov. Defense Ministry sees no technical difficulties in creating complex. Once the complex could do in the middle of the 1980s., There is no doubt that Russian companies are able to create BZHRK in the current environment, the Deputy Minister concluded.
It is not surprising to me that the AK-12 was chosen. Between the desire to preserve an ailing Kalashnikov Concern, and the traditional conservatism of Russian procurement, the AK-12 could have been reasonably predicted to win the contract. Only the superior full-auto performance (for 70 years a major thorn in Russian small arms developers’ sides) of the A545 cast doubts upon the choice, in my mind.
Despite being fundamentally an AK, the AK-12 does itself bring serious improvements to the table. Improvements in ergonomics, recoil characteristics, and compatibility with Western optics and accessories (such as rifle grenades) offers a very real step up over the AK-74M, making the purchase more than just indulging the Russian small arms industry (though it certainly is that).
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根据一家俄罗斯网站“vestifinance.ru”于1月26日的报道，俄罗斯国防部已经宣布选择AK-12作为次时代全军标准制式步枪。
在该则新闻中，俄罗斯国防部长Yuri Borisov证实了俄罗斯国防部已经作出了决定，并声称“AK-12的的质量和价钱对我们很有吸引力”。然后俄罗斯武装部队预计将于今年接受超过70000支AK-12。