MOSCOW, August 12. /TASS/. The Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifle is more reliable and easier to operate than similar foreign assault rifles, Alan Lushnikov, CEO of the Kalashnikov Group, stated in an interview with TASS Director General Andrey Kondrashov.

"In terms of reliability and ease of use, the assault rifle surpasses its foreign counterparts, and in terms of weight and dimensions, it is on par with them. We market this weapon internationally as a high-quality, top-tier assault rifle. Not many [countries] manufacture such a product. The AK-12 is represented in export markets by the 7.62mm and 5.56mm caliber AK-15 and AK-19 models," Lushnikov noted.