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The production AK-12 modernises the AK-pattern rifle with revised controls, stock and accessory mounting. The 2018 pattern must be separated from earlier prototypes and later revisions.
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Assault rifle Carbine Battle rifle
Russia
2018–present
See Users
Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Mikhail Kalashnikov , Vladimir Zlobin, Sergey Urzhumcev
2011
Izhmash (now Kalashnikov Concern )
2018–present
150,000+
See Variants
3.7 kg (8.2 lb) empty (AK-12) 3.75 kg (8.27 lb) empty (AK-15) 3.8 kg (8.38 lb) empty (AK-19) 4.3 kg (9.48 lb) empty (AK-308)
922 mm (36.3 in) full length 688 mm (27.1 in) stock folded
415 mm (16.3 in) 290 mm (11.4 in) (AK-12K, AK-15K) 228 mm (9 in) (AK-12SK, AK-15SK)
5.45×39mm (AK-12) 7.62×39mm (AK-15) 5.56×45mm NATO (AK-19) 7.62×51mm NATO (AK-308)
Gas-operated long-stroke piston system , closed rotating bolt
700 rounds/min
880–900 m/s (2,887–2,953 ft/s) (AK-12) 715 m/s (2,346 ft/s) (AK-15) 910 m/s (3,000 ft/s) (AK-19)
440 m (481 yd) point blank (AK-12) 350 m (383 yd) point blank (AK-15) 500 m (550 yd) (AK-19)
3,150 m (3,440 yd)
AK-12, AK-12K: 30-round detachable box magazine 45-round detachable box magazine from the RPK-74 60-round detachable casket magazine 95-round detachable drum magazine from the RPK-16 AK-15, AK-15C: 30-round detachable box magazine 40-round detachable box magazine from the RPK 75-round detachable drum magazine from the RPK
Back-up iron sights and integrated Picatinny rail for various optical sights
Armenia
Belarus
North Korea
Qatar
Russia
Ukraine
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
The system in detail
A conventional receiver, curved magazine and gas tube retain the familiar layout. Adjustable furniture and top-rail arrangements distinguish the selected production version.1
The rifle uses the 5.45 mm cartridge in this configuration. Related export-calibre models do not share the same ammunition specification.1
This record covers the 2018 production pattern. Later changes to sights, muzzle devices and fire controls require a separate revision note.1
Compare weapons in equivalent stock and accessory states. Programme names often survive visible design changes, so photographs need production-period context.1
Visual reference
5,45mm AK-12 6P70 assault rifle Historical equipment reference photograph. It does not establish current availability or every detail of the named variant.
Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedAK-12 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Armenia, Belarus, North Korea, Qatar, Russia, Ukraine
Equipment reference ↗
Armenia
Belarus
Egypt
Laos
North Korea
Qatar
Ukraine