Como efecto directo del conflicto que Rusia lleva adelante por la invasi\u00f3n a Ucrania, \u00a0muchos pa\u00edses est\u00e1n realizando importantes inversiones para fortalecer sus capacidades militares. Favorecido por esa situaci\u00f3n, el complejo industrial ruso Kalashnikov Concern, ha tenido un r\u00e9cord de producci\u00f3n en el a\u00f1o 2022, que supera incluso valores de otros per\u00edodos en los \u00faltimos 20 a\u00f1os. Como dato de inter\u00e9s, la producci\u00f3n de armas en el 2022 super\u00f3 en un 40 % la del a\u00f1o anterior. Otro aspecto que muestra un excepcional a\u00f1o 2022 para la empresa, es que se obtuvieron 45 \u00f3rdenes de compra de material b\u00e9lico de otros pa\u00edses, 24 cooperaciones t\u00e9cnicas militares entre naciones y un importante contrato de producci\u00f3n \u201cbajo licencia\u201d. Cabe destacar, que si bien Kalasknikov es muy conocida globalmente por su Divisi\u00f3n Armas,, tiene adem\u00e1s una importante y renombrada Divisi\u00f3n de M\u00e1quinas y Herramientas.<\/p>\n
Kalashnikov Concern said it produced 40% more weapons last year than in 2021, setting a new record, likely fueled by the ongoing Ukraine War.<\/p>\n
In 2022, the company completed 45 state defense order contracts, 24 military-technical cooperation agreements, and also carried out the planned work to organize licensed production under one contract.\u00a0These are the largest contracts in the history of the enterprise.<\/p>\n
Kalashnikov also produced the first batch of the 7.62×54-mm Chukavin sniper rifle and \u2018mastered\u2019 production of 5.56 mm AK-19 assault rifle, 9 mm PPK-20 submachine gun, Saiga-9 hunting self-loading carbine and TR3 hunting self-loading carbine.<\/p>\n
In general, the arms production division has set a record over the past 20 years – the production of military and civilian small arms exceeded the results of 2021 by 40%.<\/p>\n
The tool production division also increased the output of finished products by 8% compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n
The volume of products produced by the machine tool division was equal to the total production volume for the previous three years, from 2019 to 2021.\u00a0This included screw-cutting lathes, special equipment, spindle assemblies, including two new items with numerical control: longitudinal turning machines and vertical milling machines.\u00a0The share of works for sale increased from 31% in 2021 to 51% in 2022.<\/p>\n
Alan Lushnikov, a former Russian deputy transport minister, acquired a\u00a075% stake\u00a0in the company in 2020. He has previously said that 79% of revenue comes from military orders and the remainder from civilian purchases.<\/p>\n
In addition to the AK-12, a 5.45 mm weapon that is the Russian military’s standard assault rifle, Kalashnikov Concern makes sniper rifles, shotguns, anti-aircraft missiles, drones, laser-guided artillery shells, assault boats, and armored vehicles.<\/p>\n