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Nolan Peterson: Ukraine’s plan to manufacture US M16 combat rifles hits a snag over ammunition

By Nolan Peterson.

Published Jan. 11, 2017 at 9:55 am

U.S. soldiers with the Ukrainian national guard's 3029th Regiment fire an RPG towards a mock target during a platoon live-fire exercise on June 6, as part of the training operation Fearless Guardian in Yavoriv, Ukraine.

Photo by AFP

Kalashnikov assault rifles are among the most iconic symbols of the Soviet military.

Weapons such as the AK-47, the AKM, the AK-74, and the AK-103 are ubiquitous reminders of the Red Army’s legacy among the modern militaries of former Warsaw Pact countries and Soviet client states.