RPK-16

The 5.45mm Kalashnikov RPK-16 light machine gun (official name: Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova 2016) is a prototype of the new Squad Automatic Weapon proposed by “Kalashnikov” Concern. Based on traditional Kalashnikov layout and design, it has several novel technical and ergonomic features derived from the AK-12 program, as well as some specific “machine gun” upgrades such as detachable barrels that are available in two lengths, long and short. First displayed to the public at Army-2016 expo, as of late 2018 it was submitted for testing by Russian army and some elite law enforcement units. Even...