Posted April 27, 2016 6:26 pm by Comments

By Bob Owens

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While Barack Obama is busy gutting the military of the United States and reducing it to dangerously low levels of readiness, the Russians are pushing forward with plans to adopt one of two next-generation assault rifles to replace the various 7.62×39 AKMs and 5.45×29 AK-74s currently in use.

AEK-971

The A-545 is a variant of the AEK-971, which features a counter-balancing system to reduce muzzle-rise during burst fire.

The Defense Ministry’s choice will be between the futuristic AK-12 and the A-545.

The ministry is to make a choice between two assault rifles: the AK-12 produced by Kalashnikov Concern and the AEK-971 produced by the Degtyarev plant in the town of Kovrov, Central Russia.

“In the short run, field exploitation of both assault rifles will be launched, the decision will be made in fall. We take it seriously and hope to win,” Krivoruchko said.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said that the rifle would be chosen during field tests which were to take place in all four military districts of the country in 2016.

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Source:: Bearing Arms

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