The AK-102 is a shortened carbine version of the AK-101 rifle, itself derived from the original AK-47 design through the AK-74 line. Designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov and produced by the Kalashnikov Concern, it is chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO ammunition and made exclusively for export. It uses a gas-operated rotating bolt action, weighs about 3.0 kilograms without a magazine, and has been in service since 2000 with an effective range of about 500 meters.
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Russia
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service-status
service = 2000-presentdate=April 2023
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Assault rifle, carbine
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2000-present
Infobox: cartridge
5.56×45mm NATO
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The AK-102 is chambered to fire 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition, and is made exclusively for export purposes.
Used In: Insurgency in Aceh, Infobox: wars
Insurgency in Aceh, Papua conflict, Operation Madago Raya, South Thailand insurgency
Used In: Papua Conflict, Infobox: wars
Insurgency in Aceh, Papua conflict, Operation Madago Raya, South Thailand insurgency
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Wikidata Q4652127, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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