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Amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, iconic arms-maker Kalashnikov is churning out a record number of guns
Kalashnikov's "production capacities are quite intensively loaded this year," the company's preside…
Michael Peck
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Kalashnikov boosted production by 40% last year as the Russian army kept buying weapons to use in Ukraine
The gun maker said its deals with the Russian defense ministry were "the largest contracts" in the …
Stephanie Stacey
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Treasury Department Tells AK-47 Owning Americans They Won't Be Affected By New Russia Sanctions
If a U.S. person is in possession of a Kalashnikov Concern product that was bought and fully paid f…
Rob Wile
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The Russian maker of the AK-47 built a Soviet-style electric car it says can rival Tesla
Kalashnikov said they've based the design of the new CV-1 on a 1970s Soviet hatchback, the IZh 2125…
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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The world's most popular gun debuted 68 years ago today
"It's almost intuitive," The New York Times war correspondent C.J. Chivers told NPR. "You can take …
Jeremy Bender
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The Russian maker of the AK-47 has a new assault rifle and may have a buyer in a close US ally
And since New Dehli has been looking for 7.62x51mm rifles, and passed in May on other Kalashnikov w…
Daniel Brown
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In Memory Of Mikhail Kalashnikov: 17 Works Of Art Made From AK-47s
"Everyone knows the AK-47 and I thought, wouldn't it be great to take this iconic weapon and turn i…
Michael Kelley,Gus Lubin
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The 15 wildest military prototypes from AK-47 maker Kalashnikov - from the flashy, to the bizarre, to the totally implausible
There is no hard evidence to suggest that these prototypes are in use yet or fit for purpose. Leoni…
Bill Bostock,Bill Bostock
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AK-47 could be Made in India now!
"From the early 2015, discussions are in right earnest, even though several Indian companies have b…
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The Man Who Invented The AK-47 Has Died - Here's His Greatest Regret
Kalashnikov was a self-taught peasant turned tank mechanic who never finished high school, RT write…
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The World's Most Popular Gun Is Getting A Fashion Line
Deadly, inexpensive, and widely available to both formal militaries and nonstate groups, the AK-47 …
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The Russian maker of the AK-47 just unveiled a golden robot straight out of 'Aliens'
Russian defense contractors, such as Kalashnikov and Rostec, have showed off several other new weap…
Daniel Brown
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The Russian maker of the AK-47 just unveiled a new AK-308 rifle with a large 7.62mm NATO round
On the other hand, the AK-12 shoots a 5.45x39mm caliber round, and the AK-15 shoots a 7.6…
Daniel Brown
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The Russian Army will soon receive the new Chukavin SVCh sniper rifle, which Putin himself recently tested out
The Chukavin fires 7.62x54mmR, .308 Winchester and .338 Lapua Magnum rounds, Popular Mechanics repo…
Daniel Brown
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A Russian socialite got the job of re-branding the AK47 as an 'instrument of peace'
"I have a heavy hand," she says with a grin, sitting beneath a huge glass chandelier in her gleamin…
Mike Bird
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The Russian military is replacing the AK-74M with these 2 new rifles
The "5.45mm AK-12 and 7.62mm AK-15 are officially approved and recommended by Russian Ministry of D…
Daniel Brown
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This intricate graphic shows the inner-workings of the world's most popular rifle
"It's almost intuitive," The New York Times war correspondent C.J. Chivers told NPR. "You can take …
Jeremy Bender
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India to manufacture Russian Kalashnikov rifles, sets up joint venture near Amethi
The plant will operate under the Indo-Russia Rifles Pvt Ltd, located in Korwa, near Amethi in ea…
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Russian patent shows plans for what looks like a ridiculous flying AK-47 assault rifle
Also, an assault rifle basically only works against people or unarmored targets. It's hard to imagi…