The AK47, or Avtomat Kalashnikova in Russian, has been the world's most used automatic rifle since it was first introduced in the aftermath of World War II. Soviet soldier Mikhail Kalashnikov dreamed ...

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MOSCOW — Mikhail Kalashnikov started out wanting to make farm equipment, but the harvest he reaped was one of blood as the designer of the AK-47 assault rifle, the world’s most popular firearm. It was ...

Much like the AK-47, another legendary rifle from the Soviet era, the SVD designated marksman rifle has been noted for being easy to use, maintain, and repair. The Russian state-owned Kalashnikov ...

The efforts to fully replace the older Kalashnikov assault rifle began in 2018, but as seen in the Kremlin’s ongoing war in Ukraine, it will likely take years for the transition to be completed. Just ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Russian designer of the AK-47 assault rifle which has killed more people than any other firearm in the world, died on Monday aged 94, officials said.

The Kalashnikov Concern has successfully completed periodic tests of the improved 5.45 mm AK-12 assault rifle of the 2023 model and handed over a large batch of weapons to the state customer. This was ...

Firearms manufacturer Kalashnikov has unveiled an upgraded AK-12 assault rifle, with modifications based on the weapon’s use in the war on Ukraine. Kalashnikov Group Chief Designer Sergey Urzhumtsev ...