via FoxNews...
"The AK-47 is outdated because of it’s not an accurate weapon,” Scales said. “What I suspect is the Russian are looking for something that's a little bit more refined, a little bit more versatile, more accurate -- and their willing to sacrifice what the AK-47 brought in 1947."Interesting. The Russians have done good work with the AK-74 and its many derivatives so the call to possibly buy a foreign weapon is curious to me.
Scales says an accuracy target of 400 meters is not good enough for modern day warfare. The gold standard for weapons in the West is the American M-4, which is accurate to 600 meters and beyond.
I don't know whats going on inside Russia but something appears to be brewing.
First the buy of the Mistral...
Second the attempt to buy Israeli UAVs...
Third the idea of buying IVECO armored vehicles...
and now the idea is being floated of buying Western small arms!
What is going on inside there?