In January 2018 it was announced that the AK-12 and AK-15 have been adopted by the Russian military. Both AK-12 and AK-15 completed testing in December 2017. The AK-12 completed its operational testing and passed military field tests in June 2017. It was also reported that the final production model of the AK-12 and AK-15 began participating in troop trials with the Russian Army, where it competed against the Degtyarov KORD 6P67 and KORD 6P68 balanced action assault rifles. Kalashnikov Concern also introduced a new light machine gun that is chambered in 5.45×39mm cartridge, the RPK-16 which is based on the traditional Kalashnikov layout and design and has several novel technical and ergonomic features derived from the AK-12 program.
There were two base models that were introduced, the AK-12 which is chambered in 5.45×39mm cartridge and the AK-15 which is chambered in 7.62×39mm cartridge. On 6 September 2016, it was reported that Kalashnikov Concern introduced the final production model of the AK-12, which is derived from the well proven AK-400 (Base Prototype) and has replaced the earlier prototype models. It was expected that both weapons would begin being trialled operationally by Russian forces by March 2015. However, on 23 December 2014, the Russian Army announced that the AK-12, as well as the KORD 6P67, had passed state trials and would be accepted into service with operational units for evaluation. However, trials would continue for law enforcement agencies. The government's rejection of the AK-12 was because senior commanders said they had millions of stockpiled AK-74 models and did not need a new rifle. The AK-12 was to replace three previous of AK models and standardise assault rifles in the Russian military. However, on 23 September 2013, the Izvestiya tabloid wrote that, according to an anonymous source, the AK-12 will not be adopted or even undergo state tests due to shortcomings in preliminary tests. The AK-12 basic platform allows for nearly 20 different modifications to change into other configurations. The new rifle would be put into service along with the new handguns, machine guns and sniper rifles. On 16 September 2013, the Deputy Chairman of the Military-Industrial Commission of Russia said the Russian Army would start receiving AK-12 assault rifles chambered in 5.45 mm and 7.62 mm in 2014. On the early prototype model, the traditional locations of the cocking handle, safety lever, and fire selector remained unchanged, but the AK-12's production model featured revisions to all of these features. The prototype was fitted with a large-capacity 60-round casket magazine. The first prototype was presented to the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during his official visit to inspect the products of the Izhmash arms manufacturing plant in Izhevsk. On, the Russian media published a Russian Ministry of Defence statement that the AK-12 was to be tested in 2011. These were later abandoned in favour of the proven and improved AK-400, which became the finalised model of the AK-12. It went through three different prototypes in order to improve upon the "range of defects" that were discovered on the prototype models from 2012 to 2015.
It was further developed by the Kalashnikov Concern, throughout its development and evaluation stage it has received multiple modifications to meet the Russian military's standard and to address the Russian army's concerns regarding the cost and issues in fully automatic fire of the earlier prototype models. The AK-12 project began in 2011 by the IZHMASH factory, which became part of the Kalashnikov Concern as a private venture, in an attempt to participate in the " Ratnik" trials which were held by the Russian army. Compact variants of the AK-12 and AK-15 are also under development, respectively the AK-12K and AK-15K, which features a shorter barrel. A variant chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO was later unveiled, known as the AK-19 upon the request of international clients. Kalashnikov Concern also offers a variant of the AK-12 chambered in 7.62×39mm, known as the AK-15 (GRAU index 6P71) due to the request of the Russian military. The AK-12, "Avtomat Kalashnikova, 2012" (GRAU index 6P70) is a Russian assault rifle chambered in 5.45×39mm designed and manufactured by the Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash), making it the fifth generation of Kalashnikov rifles. 75-round detachable drum magazine from the RPKīack-up iron sights and integrated Picatinny rail for various optical sights.40-round detachable box magazine from the RPK.
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