The creator of the AK-47, Mikhail Kalashnikov, developed the weapon in response to a German-engineered firearm called the Sturmgewehr 44 rifle. Let's take a look at the AK series by the numbers.

The newest iteration is the AK-12. This is the modern assault rifle used by Russian forces it fires a 5.45mm round and is part of their Ratnik program. By Chris Capelluto Updated on Dec 11 ...

The suspect left an AK-47-style assault rifle and other items ... social media account contained multiple posts condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including messages calling for foreign ...

Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov Group ... will have the same name as the original - AK-47, with a marking “Made in U.S.A.” “RWC, based in Tullytown, Pennsylvania, has the rights ...

A Russian convict soldier slaughtered 11 of his comrades after going on a lethal killing spree with a grenade and an AK-47 rifle, it has been claimed. The Kremlin has actively recruited dangerous ...

"Sputnik V is like an AK-47, a Russian rifle, [it is] simple, reliable and effective. The encouraging data was published in a highly respected journal, late, but nonetheless. During the first and ...

The AK-12 and AK-15 have 30-round magazines, can shoot 700 rounds per minute, and are equipped with a number of different sights. The two new weapons will be part of Russia's "Ratnik" program, a ...

The drawing on the base of the statue (on the right) which showed Germany's StG 44 rifle Workers in Moscow have cut out part of a new monument to a Russian creator of the world famous AK-47 ...

the most recent version of the famous AK-47 rifles. The move is aimed at strengthening India-Russia defense ties and technical collaboration. The unit, along with the planned ‘defence corridor ...

Russian manufacturing firm Kalashnikov has wheeled out a retro-looking electric car it says will give Elon Musk's Tesla a run for its money. The firm behind the famous AK-47 assault rifle ...

A Russian occupier shot his commander in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation ... The latter shot Slepnev with three shots to the head from an AK-74.” ...

Widely adopted by Indian troops, the AK-47, sourced from countries like Russia and Romania, supplements the army's firepower with 7.62x39mm rounds. It can hold up to 30 bullets by default ...