Kalashnikov concern is Russia's largest firearms manufacturer, currently supplying more than 90% of Russia's small arms and light weapons, and selling them to more than 20 countries around the world.
The Kalashnikov Group was founded in August 2013 by the merger of Izhmash and the izhevsk machine-building plant.
Trademark of Kalashnikov Group
Both the Izmash Company and the Izhevsk Machinery Factory were established military-industrial enterprises, and both were in a difficult situation after the collapse of the Soviet Union. After the formation of the group, the reform was carried out, and from 2014, a comprehensive renovation was carried out, new plants were built, production equipment was updated, production efficiency was improved, and costs and energy consumption were reduced. And expand the scope of business, into a variety of fields. A series of measures have revitalized the Kalashnikov Group, and in 2017, the Kalashnikov Group's revenue exceeded 5.6 billion rubles, or about 580 million yuan. At the same time, Kalashnikov Group also acquired a number of companies, forming a diversified development group.
In 2016, Putin visited the Kalashnikov Group workshop
Kalashnikov Group is also constantly privatizing, and by 2017, private investors held nearly half of the shares, and this proportion is still increasing.
In the field of traditional firearms products, the Kalashnikov Group has also been subdivided into military firearms Калашников (Kalashnikov), shotgun baikal (Lake Baikal) and sports, competition gun izhmash (Izmash).
Three firearm brands of the Kalashnikov Group
In 2018, the AK-12 has been making great progress for some time, and in August 2018, Armenia signed an agreement to introduce the AK-12 production line. Qatar also purchased the gun in December 2018, and in January this year, the Russian army also began to reload the gun. The research and development of ak-12 began in 2011, after continuous revision and modification has been finalized, I believe that the future users will gradually increase.
Ak-12 using 5.45x39 cartridges
Ak-15 with muffler and 7.62x39 cartridges
Back to the point, what other refreshing products does the Kalashnikov Group have besides traditional firearms and ammunition? Let's take a look at some of them.
CV-1 electric car
This is an electric vehicle launched by Kalashnikov Group in August 2018, and according to reports, the car has an endurance of 350 kilometers. The body shape is retro, with popular configurations such as LED headlights and nostalgic features such as protruding keyholes on the doorknobs.
UM-1 electric motorcycle
Powered by a 15 kW brushless DC motor, the UM-1 electric motorcycle is powered by a lithium battery and has a top speed of 100 km/h and a cruising range of 150 km/h.
UV-4 electric car
The UV-4 is a four-seat light electric vehicle with an empty weight of 650 kg, a top speed of 80 km/h and a range of 150 km/h. The two electric vehicles, the UM-1 and UV-4, have already received orders from the UAE.
Ovum electric car
The ovum electric vehicle is a two-seater light commuter/city patrol vehicle with an empty weight of 500 kg, a top speed of 80 km/h and a range of 150 km/h. Ovum is cute in appearance, especially the tail, reminiscent of a vehicle in Japanese sci-fi animation.
Ovum electric car rear, good q
At last year's World Cup, the Russian traffic police used ovum for patrols, and also used an electric motorcycle called "pulsar", which is similar to um-1 in terms of indicators, with only slight differences in appearance.
"Pulsar" electric motorcycle
SM-1 electric motorcycle
The SM-1 can be seen as an off-road version of the UM-1, with a maximum speed of 90 km / h and a range of 150 km.
OV-2 electric car
The OV-2 is a four-seat hybrid all-terrain vehicle (UTV) with a top speed of 100 km/h. The car debuted in 2018.
OV-2 hybrid all-terrain vehicle
izh electric heavy locomotive
The IZH electric heavy locomotive has been tested and shown to Putin, and the emperor is said to have loved it and is likely to make it a part of the presidential convoy this year. The izh weighs up to 510 kg, accelerates from 0-100 km in just 3.5 seconds and has a top speed of 250 km / h.
"Shield" mobile defense system
The "shield" (current temporary name) is a deployable vandal control system carried by trucks that can be quickly deployed and transferred for counter-rioting and isolation of crowds, and to provide police with security cover as a stronghold. The system was publicly demonstrated in September 2017.
Expand the Shield system
The "shield" in the deployment state can be used as a police stronghold
Bas-01g unmanned combat vehicle
The bas-01g bm soratnik (Russian comrades) is a combat-heavy 7-ton tracked remote control platform. The platform has a maximum speed of 40 km / h, can be operated remotely from 10 km away, in addition to carrying various weapons as a fire support platform, it can also undertake a variety of tasks such as transporting supplies on the front line, evacuating the wounded, reconnaissance, patrolling, and clearing mines.
Demonstration of infantry and unmanned combat vehicles working in concert
BK-10 multi-purpose speedboat
The BK-10 is a multi-purpose hard inflatable boat that can perform near-shore patrols, interception, infiltration, landing and other tasks. The boat was unveiled in Kubinka in June 2015.
BK-10 speedboat
BK-16 landing craft
The BK-16 landing craft can be used for personnel transportation, small-scale troop landing, anti-piracy and other uses. The weapons station above its cab can be equipped with weapons such as machine guns, grenade launchers, anti-tank missiles, etc. to provide close-range fire support. The bk-16 has a maximum speed of 45 nautical miles (83 km/h) and a maximum range of 400 nautical miles (740 km). Both the BK-10 and BK-16 are already in use.
Mangust patrol boat
Kalashnikov Group launched several civilian vessels in June 2017 following the acquisition of the vympel shipyard. The "mangust" is a maritime patrol boat. The boat also has a civilian model "vympel" series, of which "vympel" 7000 is a small and medium-sized yacht, can arrange four beds, carry 600 liters of fuel, 100 liters of domestic water and 50 liters of drinking water, can enjoy the sea to play.
"Mangust" patrol boat
Kalashnikov Group also began to dabble in the development of drones, and the group acquired zala aero, which was founded in 2005, and launched several drones.
Zara's drone
At the Abu Dhabi Defense Show in February this year, Kalashnikov Group launched an attack drone kub-bla, which has a maximum speed of 130 kilometers per hour and can stay in the air for 30 minutes to attack targets in a self-detonating manner. The drone has already been tested.
Kub-bla drone
Rex-1 anti-drone rifle
Rex-1 is a multi-band jamming UAV gun-shaped system, weighing 4.2 kg, can cover the 800mhz to 5.8ghz frequency band, mainly for four-axis drones, can also be used to interfere with the interruption of mobile communications in close proximity. The system was unveiled in August 2018.
Rex-1 unmanned aerial vehicle jamming system
Flying motorcycles
Kalashnikov Group is also developing a single-soldier flying motorcycle, which is also currently being tested.
Kalashnikov Group's flying motorcycle
In addition to these new products, the Kalashnikov Group has also entered the game market, preparing to develop video games. Although the work has not yet been seen, another game wargame hardcore equipment has been released, which is the ar-1bb projectile gun. The gun, which has no difference in appearance from the AK-74M, was unveiled in August 2017. This is the real original genuine, I don't know if it will become the yearning of wargame lovers.
AR-1 bb shotgun
The body and magazine of the AR-1
The "ambitious" Kalashnikov Group is no longer satisfied with the current products, and they have also placed a big killer at the door of the company--- Mobile Suit! This is a bipedal walking robot with two huge robotic arms, weighing 4.5 tons, currently showing an industrial model, how the project is progressing or just a concept, gimmick, and it depends on the future dynamics of the Kalashnikov Group.
Kalashnikov Group's "Mobile Suit"
Kalashnikov Group's products also include individual armor, remote control detonation vehicles, remote control weapons stations, snowmobiles, etc., which are not introduced one by one.
It has also been reported that because of the Crimean crisis in 2014, the US sanctions on Russia led to a sharp decline in the number of civilian guns exported by the Kalashnikov Group to the United States, so the Kalashnikov Group was forced to transform in order to survive. If this is the case, it is really a special plane in the crisis, and the end of the road may not be the end. It's also an inspiration for those of us who watch, and maybe we can learn something from the Kalashnikov Group.
Finally, Karashnikov, as the inventor of the ak-47, in fact, Kaon has nothing to do with the Kalashnikov Group. Although there are many huge posters of him hanging in the group's factory, which is a tribute and remembrance of him, he died shortly after the establishment of the group (1919.11.10 ~2013.12.23). Then his family also had an unpleasant relationship with the group, because Ak's trademark rights had been sued. In his later years, the old man also faded out of the small arms industry and sold the Kalashnikov vodka named after him. Thanks to the development of a certain industry, it is also very easy for us military fans to taste this wine, as for how to buy it, you know!
Kalashnikov and his vodka
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