TEHRAN (Tasnim) � Iran imported AK-103�s from Russia, a modern generation of Kalashnikov assault rifles with 30-round magazines.





Certain units of the Iranian Armed Forces are going to be equipped with the new weapons.

The AK-103 is currently a service rifle only in Russia, India, Venezuela, Libya and Namibia.

The machine gun is so versatile that is now being used by Russia�s Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces and also by the Special Police Units.

Manufactured with 7.62�39 mm caliber, the rifle weighs 3.6 kg with empty magazine, which is loaded with 30 rounds. AK-103 can fire 600 rounds per minute.

The Iranian Armed Forces are furnished with a variety of assault rifles, but the most common weapons include AK-47 and Heckler and Koch G3.

By Tasnim News Agency