“We plan, taking into account the speed with which these machines are manufactured, to complete the implementation of this contract as early as next year,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
Urzhumtsev also said that the concern will create a new generation AK-12 assault rifle with a NATO standard caliber.
In June, Kalashnikov Concern presented a civilian version of the AK-12 assault rifle at a traditional annual presentation.