[HIGHLIGHTS] Ergonomics, reliability and convenience: the Kalashnikov concern has modified the AK-12 assault rifle, taking into account the experience of the NWO

The AK-12 assault rifle has become more reliable, ergonomic and convenient, said Alan Lushnikov, president of the Kalashnikov concern. According to the chief designer of the concern, Sergey Urzhumtsev, the firing mechanism, the diopter sight were improved in the machine.

Now the machine is undergoing a test cycle, after which it will be transferred to the troops, he said. The assault rifle was developed on the basis of the AK-74M, from which it inherited high reliability and relatively low production costs.