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Kalashnikov Rifle Maker Sales up 57.4% in 2011

19:56 25/01/2012 IZHEVSK, January 25 (RIA Novosti)

Izhmash, the manufacturer of Kalashnikov AK assault rifles, said its sales were up 57.4 percent last year at 5.73 billion rubles (about $190 million).

Kalashnikov to Advise Russian Deputy PM
14:24 24/01/2012
Legendary Russian gun designer Mikhail Kalashnikov agreed on Tuesday to become an aide to Dmitry Rogozin, the newly appointed deputy prime minister in charge of the country’s defense industry, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
AK-74 dismissed by the army
18:43 29/09/2011
Russia's Chief of the General Staff Nikolai Makarov has reported that the country's military have stopped buying the Kalashnikov. In the near future, they will do away with their old firearm inventories and wait for a new rifle's adoption. However, it will not be an easy choice.
Russian Press at a Glance, Wednesday, September 28, 2011
10:10 28/09/2011
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today

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