Weapons

AK-12 Trials are Over. Has Russia Adopted It?

According to Russian news agency TASS, the Kalashnikov Concern officials have informed them that the AK-12 has successfully passed all the government tests and trials and it is planned to be adopted by the Russian armed forces. The key phrase is “planned to”, which means it is not quite official yet. The Kalashnikov Concern also released a video showing some design details of their newest firearms like the AK-12, AK-15, RPK-16 etc.
As you can see in the video, this is not the original AK-12 which was initially introduced. The gun that will possibly be adopted is rather a heavily modified AK-74. It is chambered in 5.45x39mm (as expected) and comes with a number of improvements. The new magazine has “windows” for visual reference of the remaining amount of ammunition. The magazine is also said to be modified to be used as a monopod. I assume they mean the angled shape of the baseplate area of the magazines, which should make the gun more stable when rested on the magazine.