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Russian defense firm develops more powerful 5.45mm rounds for Kalashnikov assault rifles
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 ...
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Russian hi-tech corporation developing next-generation body armor for soldiers
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 ...
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Russia’s Modernized AK-12 Assault Rifles Are Being Delivered This Year
The efforts to fully replace the older Kalashnikov assault rifle began in 2018, but as seen in the Kremlin's ongoing war in ...
Polish prosecutors probe an exhibition of Russian armor from Ukraine that contained live explosives
Polish prosecutors say they're considering whether to open a criminal investigation into an open-air exhibition in 2022 of ...
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The AK-47 family of weapons is evolving with Russia’s new Ratnik AK-12
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 ...