AK-100 (rifle family)

The AK-100 family is a series of Kalashnikov rifles, based upon the AK-74M, intended for export sales.^[1] The family of rifles offers the AK-74M system, in multiple cartridges and lengths.^[2]

The original AK-100 series rifles were officially offered for export since March 1993^[3] and are categorized by all having black polymer handguards, folding polymer stocks, and use of AK-74M internal systems. Parts are highly interchangeable.^[4]

Even with those differences all of the rifles are made to similar specifications.^[4]

• Both long rifles had a barrel length of 415 mm, and all the carbines had a barrel length of 314 mm.^[4]
• Both long rifles (unloaded) weighted 3.6 kg, and all the carbines: 3.2 kg.^[4]
• All the rifles had a selector for with: safe, semi auto, or full auto. Also, both long rifles also had a variant with 3 round burst called AK-10X-3 and a semi auto only variant called AK-10X-1^[5]

Rifles in the 100 series have been exported to and/or adopted by a variety of countries, notably: Armenia, Cyprus, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Syria, Uruguay, and Venezuela.^[6]

The AK-105 has also seen some domestic use, filling a niche role as a middle ground between the AK-74M and AKS-74U.^{[7] [8] [9]}

The AK-100M/AK-200 rifle family was initially conceived around 2009 as an improved variant of the basic AK-100 series. The development of the AK-100M/AK-200 family was stopped around 2011 but resumed around 2016. In 2017, Kalashnikov unveiled the modernized versions of the AK-100 family of rifles. Main key takeaways compared to the AK-100 variants is the additional picatinny rails, accurized barrel, improved flash hider device, pinned barrel components instead of pressed in. Additionally, the handguard possesses 4 rails instead of two, with a rail on the top of the dustcover, which is hinged. Overall, it is considerably designed to use modern optics compared to its predecessor.^[10]

As of 2018, the AK-200 series rifles are offered for export sales and for domestic law enforcement users in Russia.^{[11] [12] [13] [14]} The AK-200 series are based on the AK-100 series and the AK-12. They can be chambered in ×ばつ39mm" title="×ばつ39mm" id="mwpA">×ばつ39mm, ×ばつ45mm_NATO" title="×ばつ45mm NATO" id="mwpQ">×ばつ45mm NATO and ×ばつ39mm" title="×ばつ39mm" id="mwpg">×ばつ39mm, and use a barrel and gas system assembly and iron sights line similar to that of the AK-74M/AK-100 rifle family. Improvements added from the AK-12 include Picatinny rails, a new pistol grip, a new adjustable buttstock and a new flash hider.^[15] They feed from 30-round magazines, and are compatible with drum magazines from the RPK and RPK-74.^[16]

The models of the AK-200 series are:

On 3 March 2019, Russia and India inaugurated Indo-Russia Rifles in Uttar Pradesh, India to produce AK-203 assault rifles.^{[17] [18]} However, no contract had been signed then or rifles produced because of pricing disagreements.^{[19] [20]} India signed a contract in August 2021 to directly import 70,000 AK-203 rifles from Russia.^{[21] [22]} Russia and India on December 6, 2021, finally signed a contract on the delivery of over 600,000 7.62mm AK-203 assault rifles that will be produced on India's soil to the republic's Defense Ministry.^[23]

• Algeria : AK-103: Used by the Parachute Commando Regiments ^[24]
• Armenia : AK-103: The licensed production of the AK-103 started in July 2020.^[25] AK-105^[26]
• Azerbaijan : AK-105: Used by the State Border Service.^[27]
• Ethiopia : AK-103: The Gafat Armament Engineering Complex produces the AK-103 rifle in Ethiopia. Supplements the AKM and AK-47 in the Ethiopian Armed Forces. It was reported in 2014 that the deal didn't go through at all.^[28]
• Fiji : AK-101^[29]
• India : AK-103: Used by the MARCOS of the Indian Navy and 70k were ordered by the Indian Air Force.^[30]
• Indonesia : AK-101: Indonesian Marine Corps ^[31] and the Mobile Brigade Corps.^[32] AK-102: 5,000 AK-101 and AK-102s used by government for Operation Madago Raya.^[33]
• Iran : AK-103: The sale of an undisclosed number of AK-103s for use by sections of the Iranian special forces and marines and use by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps special forces was reported.^[34] The IRGC is reported to be using the AK-103.^[35]
• Kazakhstan : AK-105: The Kazakh military use the AK-105 as a standard-issue carbine rifle.^[36]
• Kenya : AK-101^[37]
• Libya : AK-103: Seen in the hands of anti-Gaddafi forces and loyalists in numerous photos. The rifles in use are the AK-103-2 version.^[38]
• Malaysia : AK-102: Limited use by the Royal Malaysian Navy's PASKAL.^[27]
• Maldives : AK-103: Used by Maldives National Defence Force ^[39]
• Namibia : AK-103: Used by Namibian Marine Corps ^[40] AK-105: Used by Namibian Marine Corps ^[41]
• North Korea : AK-105: Produced locally as an unlicensed copy, the Type 88 carbine, used by Special Operations Forces and armored crews.^[42]
• Pakistan : AK-103: Unlicensed Clone "PK-21" in production by Pakistan Ordnance Factories.^[43]
• Palestine : AK-103: Used by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.^[44]
• Russia : AK-103: Used by Spetsnaz GRU, SSO, selective VDV and Russian Naval Infantry units, Wagner Group, Alpha Group and Police / Spetsnaz units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.^[27] AK-104: Used by the Russian Federal Protective Service.^[45] AK-105: In service with the Russian Army,^[46] and limited use within the Ministry of Internal Affairs ^[47] and other law enforcement,^[48] including Alpha Group of the Federal Security Service (FSB).^[49]
• Saudi Arabia : AK-103:^[50] A license to produce AK-103 rifles was granted to Saudi Arabia in 2017.^{[51] [52] [53]}
• Syria : AK-103: Captured from rebels. Used by the Syrian Arab Army.^[54] AK-104: A batch of AK-104's have reportedly been delivered to Syria's Interior Ministry Anti-Terrorism Syrian Special Mission Forces in the Eastern Ghouta front in Rif Dimashq.^[55] AK-105: Used by some Syrian special forces.^[56]
• Thailand : AK-102: Used by Volunteer Defense Corps ^[57] AK-104: Directorate of Logistics procured from Russian Federation.^[58]
• Uruguay : AK-101^[59] AK-103: 500 AK-103s for the Uruguayan National Guard.^[59]
• Venezuela : AK-103: First 30,000 AK-103 rifles were received in June 2006.^[60] Made under license by CAVIM.^[61] CAVIM's AK-103 factories opened officially in 2012 without the necessary manufacturing equipment.^[62] CAVIM-made AK-103s were delivered to the Venezuelan Army in 2013.^[63] Due to trouble with the plant with the Russian contractor failing to meet deadlines with a case of fraud, which forced CAVIM to finish the rest of the construction with manufacturing to start by 2019,^[64] full-scale production of ammunition started in July 2025 with a capacity of 70 million rounds a year.^{[65] [66]} AK-104: Produced under license by CAVIM alongside the AK-103.^[67]
• Yemen : AK-103: AK-103s made in Yemen as reported in February 2022.^[68] AK-104: In service with some units of the Yemeni Army.^[27]

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