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The AK-15 is a variant of the AK-12 chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Both the AK-12 and AK-15 were developed by the Kalashnikov Group as part of the "Ratnik" ("Warrior) (", Russian future infantry combat system) program, and have been accepted into Russian military service.
The AK-15 has a combat weight of 4.16 kg (9.17 lb), a full length of 1,066 mm (42.0 in), a barrel length of 415 mm (16.3 in), a cyclic rate of fire of 700 rounds per minute (RPM), a muzzle velocity of 715 m/s, a maximum firing range of 800 m (870 yd) meters, and a standard magazine capacity of 30 rounds. It is also able to use magazines from the AKM, AK-103, and RPK. The only major difference between the AK-12 and the AK-15 is their caliber. Like the AK-12 and all other Kalashnikov rifles before it, it is a gas-operated selective fire weapon using a long-stroke gas piston. Several changes were made to the appearance of the gas tube, foregrip, and magazine well.