The first serial batch of AK-12 assault rifles modified as a result of a special military operation (SVO) will be produced in the second half of the year. The delivery dates for TASS were announced by the chief designer of Kalashnikov Sergey Urzhumtsev.

“We are confident in all the changes, and therefore we will implement them. Production is already underway. The first batch should be released in the second half of the year in volumes according to the state order, ”the specialist said.

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Earlier, Urzhumtsev said that tests of the AK-12 assault rifle, modified during the use in the NWO, would be completed by mid-June.

At the same time, the Kalashnikov concern in the Patriot park presented the AK-12, modified as a result of the use in the course of a special military operation.