The Avtomat Kalashnikova or AK-47 was developed by Russian weapons designer Mikhail Kalashnikov, as the first firearm in the AK family of rifles for the Soviet Army. The AK differs from the SKS in ...

with the AK-47’s 300-meter range bested by the 460-meter reach of the M16. There has also been a long-running debate about the ammunition each weapon uses. Most consider the Russian 7.62x39mm a ...

"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 ...

While insurgent forces and militias favor the AK-47, professional armies lean toward the M4’s technological edge. With Ukraine adopting NATO-standard weapons, its shift to the M4 signifies a deeper ...

had been directed to kill Alinejad by fellow members of a Russian mob organization known as Thieves-in-Law, Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov, prosecutors said. In his car was an AK-47 style assault ...

One of the Chinese soldiers, who has been captured by the Armed forces of Ukraine, said that he would not want to return to ...

Izhevsk is known for manufacturing the AK-47 assault rifle. The man moved to Kunashiri three years ago and acquired a plot in the island’s southernmost district under a Russian program that ...

USHIKU, Ibaraki Prefecture--A Russian being held in an immigration ... known for manufacturing the AK-47 assault rifle. He later moved to Kunashiri and made a living by doing part-time work ...