Russia’s TsNIITochMash (part of the state ... Following the results of its combat use, not a single case of piercing the Ratnik’s armor has been registered, TsNIITochMash then-CEO Dmitry ...

The efforts to fully replace the older Kalashnikov assault rifle began in 2018, but as seen in the Kremlin's ongoing war in ...

Currently, the Russian troops are receiving the second-generation Ratnik outfit whose body armor withstands 7.62mm bullets fired from the SVD sniper rifle from a distance of 10m. The Ratnik ...

The newest iteration is the AK-12. This is the modern assault rifle used by Russian forces it fires a 5.45mm round and is part of their Ratnik program. By Chris Capelluto Updated on Dec 11 ...

The Ratnik “soldier of the future” combat outfit for Russian troops includes a new combat uniform that utilizes lightweight body armor designed to protect up to 90 percent of a soldier’s ...

The creator of the AK-47, Mikhail Kalashnikov, developed the weapon in response to a German-engineered firearm called the Sturmgewehr 44 rifle. Let's take a look at the AK series by the numbers ...