Russia’s most famed modern arms maker is set to introduce a newly designed “handheld machine gun” at next month’s IDEX defense industry show in Abu Dhabi. The Kalashnikov Concern, which manages about ...

The AK-308 weighs about 9.5 pounds with an empty 20-round magazine, and has a dioptric sight and foldable stock. It's unclear if the Russian military will eventually adopt the new AK-308.

The Kalashnikov Group, the creator of the world-renowned AK-47 assault rifle, signed a contract with Russia’s Defense Ministry at the Army 2021 international military-technical forum earlier on ...