OVERVIEW
MANUFACTURERTsNIITochMash
YEAR INTRODUCED1999
UNITS IN SERVICE—
UNITS PRODUCED—
UNIT COST$2K
DESCRIPTION
Modernized Russian general purpose machine gun replacing the PKM with improved barrel and accuracy.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
Caliber
7.62x54mmR
Weight
8.2 kg
Length
1,155 mm
Barrel
658 mm
Rate_of_fire
650-800 rpm
Effective_range
1,500 m
Feed
Belt-fed, 100/200 round boxes
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
OPERATORS
SAME CATEGORY