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Soviet Union, Russia, and licensed-production countries Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 1 weapon system built or assembled in Soviet Union, Russia, and licensed-production countries, including infantry weapons, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

1 weapon systems
1Catalog records
1Equipment categories
2Leading builders shown
8Conflict links shown

Category Mix

Infantry Weapons1

Builder Links

Kovrov Mechanical Plant1Various manufacturers1

Conflict Coverage

1984 Kurdish-Turkish Conflict12001 War in Afghanistan12009 Boko Haram Insurgency12011 Syrian Civil War12012 Mali War12013 War in Iraq12014 Russia-Ukraine War12014 War Against the Islamic State1

Category

Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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PKM/PK, 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Yemen Civil War +8 morePKM/PK7.62 mm general-purpose machine gunBuilt by: Kovrov Mechanical Plant / Various manufacturersThe PK and lighter PKM are Soviet-designed, belt-fed 7.62x54R general-purpose machine guns used from bipods, tripods, vehicles, remote weapon stations, and improvised mounts. Their low weight for the class, non-disintegrating belt feed, quick-change barrel concept, and wide licensed-production base make the family a recurring infantry fire-support weapon in recent conflicts, with documented rows here covering Ukraine, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Mali, Lake Chad, Gaza, Afghanistan, and Turkey's conflict with the PKK.