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rifle Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged rifle.

7 weapon systems

AK-74M, 5.45 mm assault rifle, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsAK-74M5.45 mm assault rifleSide: RussiaBuilt: Kalashnikov Concern / RussiaThe AK-74M is the modernized Russian production model of the AK-74 family, chambered for 5.45x39 mm ammunition with black polymer furniture and a left-folding stock. In the Russia-Ukraine War it remains a baseline infantry rifle for Russian regular units, even as AK-12 rifles supplement it and older AKM rifles appear among mobilized troops.

AR-15-pattern rifle, 5.56 mm self-loading rifle platform, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsAR-15-pattern rifle5.56 mm self-loading rifle platformSide: IS-aligned militants / FARC dissident groups / Armed gangsBuilt: ArmaLite / Colt / Various manufacturers / United States and multiple countriesThe AR-15-pattern rifle is a lightweight, modular 5.56 mm self-loading rifle family derived from the ArmaLite and Colt AR-15 lineage. In the Battle of Marawi, open-source arms research documented AR-type rifles among weapons captured from IS-aligned Maute Group fighters, making the platform part of the militant small-arms mix used in dense urban fighting.

Zastava M21 assault rifle, 5.56x45 mm NATO assault rifle, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsZastava M21 assault rifle5.56x45 mm NATO assault rifleSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPBuilt: Zastava Arms / SerbiaThe Zastava M21 is a Serbian 5.56x45 mm NATO assault rifle derived from the Kalashnikov operating system and produced by Zastava Arms. In the Boko Haram Insurgency, regional reporting and militant-media analysis document M21 rifles in the hands of Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters, often assessed as captured or diverted from Cameroonian security-force stocks.

Type 56 assault rifle, 7.62x39mm Kalashnikov-pattern assault rifle, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsType 56 assault rifle7.62x39mm Kalashnikov-pattern assault rifleSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPBuilt: Chinese state arms factories / NORINCO / ChinaThe Type 56 is a Chinese 7.62x39mm Kalashnikov-pattern assault rifle derived from the Soviet AK-47 and exported widely through state, surplus, and illicit channels. In the Boko Haram Insurgency, Small Arms Survey and Stimson reporting link Chinese Type 56 rifles to weapons seized from Boko Haram members and to materiel captured during the 2016 Bosso camp attack in Niger.

Type 56-1 assault rifle, 7.62x39mm under-folding-stock assault rifle, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsType 56-1 assault rifle7.62x39mm under-folding-stock assault rifleSide: Boko Haram and ISWAP / Houthi-aligned forcesBuilt: Chinese state arms factories / NORINCO / ChinaThe Type 56-1 is the under-folding-stock member of China's Type 56 Kalashnikov-pattern rifle family, chambered for 7.62x39mm ammunition and built for compact carriage by infantry and irregular forces. In the Yemen Civil War, arms-trafficking investigations and interdiction records link batches of Type 56-1 rifles to Iran-backed supply channels for Houthi-aligned forces.

AK-74, Assault rifle, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsAK-74Assault rifleSide: Boko Haram and ISWAP / UkraineBuilt: Izhmash / Kalashnikov Concern / Soviet Union / RussiaThe AK-74 is a Soviet 5.45x39 mm assault rifle family that remains common in Ukrainian service and has also appeared in ISWAP imagery and Nigerian recovery reporting during the Boko Haram Insurgency. Its lighter cartridge and 30-round magazines make it a portable small-unit weapon alongside older Kalashnikov-pattern rifles.

Malyuk, Bullpup assault rifle, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsMalyukBullpup assault rifleSide: UkraineBuilt: InterProInvest / UkraineA Ukrainian bullpup rifle derived from Kalashnikov-pattern mechanics. It is associated with special operations and domestic small-arms development.