Los programas de modernizaci\u00f3n de sistemas de armas que llevan adelante los pa\u00edses, muestra una tambi\u00e9n una tendencia a incrementar la letalidad de las menores fracciones. Es el caso de Rusia, que prev\u00e9 el reemplazo de las diferentes versiones en servicio de sus reconocidos fusiles AK\u00b4s, por la \u00faltima versi\u00f3n de estas armas: Los fusiles AK- 12 (5.45x39mm) y AK-15(7.62x39mm). Fabricados por la corporaci\u00f3n estatal \u201cKalashnikov Concern\u201d, est\u00e1 prevista la entrega de 40.000 armas para el 2020.<\/p>\n
The AK-12 is chambered in 5.45\u00d739mm. It is designed and manufactured by Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash) and is currently the latest of the Russian AK-Pattern series of assault rifles. Kalashnikov Concern also offers the rifle in 7.62\u00d739mm cartridge, designated as the AK-15. Short-Barreled variants of the AK-12 and AK-15 have been announced, respectively the AK-12K and AK-15K.<\/p>\n
The AK-12 project began in 2011 by the IZHMASH factory which became part of the Kalashnikov Concern as a private venture, in an attempt to participate in the “Ratnik” trials which were held by the Russian Army. It was further developed by Kalashnikov Concern, and throughout its development and evaluation stage, it has received multiple modifications to meet the Russian military’s standard and to address the Russian Army’s concerns regarding the cost and issues in fully automatic fire of the earlier prototype models. It went through several revisions in order to improve upon the “range of defects” that were discovered on the earlier prototype models that were derived from the AK-200. These were later abandoned in favor of the proven and improved AK-400, which became the finalized model of the AK-12.<\/p>\n