AK-12
The AK-12 is a Russian gas-operated assault rifle chambered in 5.45×39mm cartridge, designed and manufactured by Kalashnikov Concern, making it the fifth generation of Kalashnikov rifles. 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. The original design of the AK-12 went through three different prototype modifications to improve upon the range of defects discovered in the original design, to meet the Russian military's standard and to address the Russian army's concerns regarding the cost and issues in fully automatic fire. When Kalashnikov Concern took over development, the original prototype designs were later abandoned in favour of the well-proven design of the AK-400 prototype, which took over the "AK-12" designation and became the basis for the finalised model of the AK-12.
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