The AEK-971 is a Russian selective fire assault rifle chambered in 5.45 by 39 millimeter, developed in 1978 by chief designer Stanislav Ivanovich Koksharov at the Kovrov Mechanical Plant and built around a balanced automatic recoil system meant to keep the weapon steady during fully automatic fire. In production since 1990 and in service since 1980, it is manufactured today by the Degtyarev Plant and has armed Russian military, law enforcement and Spetsnaz special forces units in the Second Chechen War and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Service Status Weapon Class Introduced Year Weapon Class
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Source Wikipedia: AEK-971
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1. Wikidata: AEK-971
Wikidata Q431634, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 2. Wikipedia: AEK-971
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Assault rifle
service-status
service = 1980-present; 2018-present (KORD rifle)
Caliber attribute (aek-971)
The AEK-971 is a selective fire 5.45×39mm assault rifle that features a balanced automatic recoil system, developed at the Kovrov Mechanical Plant (KMZ) by chief designer Stanislav Ivanovich Koksharov, also known as Sergey Koksharov, in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Used In: Second Chechen War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Second Chechen war
View the SourceAEK-971 (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q431634 (P729 service entry): 1990Quote, Wikidata Q431634 (P729 service entry): 1990
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1990.
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