Editing Kalashnikov Concern (section)

== History ==
[[File:Портрет А.Ф. Дерябина.jpg|left|thumb|Andrey Deryabin, chief mining engineer of the [[Izhevsk]] [[Ironworks|iron works]] as well as head of the Izhevsk armory]]

=== First years ===
On 10 June 1807 by the decree of the [[Emperor of All Russias]] [[Alexander I of Russia|Alexander I]] a firearms factory was established in the city of [[Izhevsk]], the construction and operation of which was headed by the chief mining engineer of the city ironworks Andrey Deryabin. Architects, Semyon Yemelyanovich Dudin and Andrey Deryabin developed a long-term master plan for further comprehensive development of the arsenal. Due to the proximity of the ironworks, the armory was supposed to be built on the bank of the [[Izh River]], which immediately solved the problem of raw material supply.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://en.museum-mtk.ru/armourers/izhevsk/ |title=Izhevsk: the Armory Origin {{!}} M.T. Kalashnikov Museum |website=en.museum-mtk.ru |access-date=24 February 2016 |archive-date=19 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419050512/http://en.museum-mtk.ru/armourers/izhevsk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |url=https://kalashnikov.com/brand/kalashnikov/history/ |title=AO Концерн "Калашников" / Бренды / Калашников / История |website=kalashnikov.com |access-date=23 October 2017 |archive-date=24 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095958/https://kalashnikov.com/brand/kalashnikov/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Deryabin employed Russian and [[Udmurtia]]n agricultural workers living in the city. At that time, agricultural workers had to settle in the arsenal and work there. Neighboring settlements were exempt from this rule, but they had to provide the arsenal with carts, horses and harnesses. Deryabin also hired foreign arsenal experts to train Russian craftsmen; in 1807 the arsenal produced seven [[long gun]]s, five [[pistol]]s and six [[backsword]]s.<ref name=":0" />

The first weapons developed by the armory were the No. 15 17.7mm [[muskets]], produced in the autumn of 1807. In 1808, the musket was later mass-produced for infantry equipping. The plant supplied the [[Imperial Russian Army]] with over 6,000 of the No. 15 17.7mm muskets. In 1809, the arsenal produced [[rifle]]s, [[musket]]s, [[carbine]]s, and flint explosives for [[cavalry]] units. It also produced pistols and gun parts and remelted trophy weapons. During the [[Napoleonic Wars]], especially during the [[French invasion of Russia]], firearms were quickly produced for the Russian army, even though the arsenal had not been finished yet. In the first four years, the factory produced 2,000 long-barreled guns; in 1814, production increased to 10,000 guns and 2,500 swords; by 1830, desired annual output was 25,000 long-barreled guns and 5,000 backswords.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />

Between 1811 and 1816, ten stone factory buildings, several wooden buildings and the main tower-like building of the arsenal were constructed. In 1817, the construction of the main arsenal building was completed. This four-story building was one of the first multi-storey industrial buildings in Russia. The production process was multi-layered, starting with rough preparatory work (on the lower floors) and ending with the assembly of weapons (on the upper floors).<ref name=":0" />{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}

=== Mid to Late 1800s ===
Starting in the 1830s, the armory started manufacturing "Gartung" short rifles, "Phalis" [[Breech-loading weapon|breech-loading]] rifles, and boarding guns for the [[Baltic Fleet]] of the [[Imperial Russian Navy]]. In 1835, the armory transferred cold steel production of [[sword]]s and [[lances]] to [[Zlatoust]], focusing mainly on [[firearm]] production. In 1844, the armory started upgrading current guns into more rapid firing [[Percussion cap|percussion]] muskets. The armory also started using the [[caplock mechanism]] for its products in 1845. During the [[Crimean War]], Izhevsk supplied the [[Russian Imperial Army]] with 130,000 rifles, with a third of them grooved. By 1857, 50 years after the creation of the armory, over 670,000 [[flintlock]] firearms, over 220,000 percussion firearms, over 58 thousand [[rifle]]s, as well as a plentiful number of swords and lances were produced.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}

In 1867, the armory was reorganized into a lease and a private commercial enterprise. At this time, the armory was retrofitted and equipped with steam-engines, new machines, and an open-hearth furnace. This allowed the armory to produce more breech-loading weapons for the Russian Imperial Army, notably the "Krnk" and "[[Berdan rifle|Berdan]]" type rifles. The Berdan rifle was the most widely produced firearm at the plant during the time as well, indirectly allowing Russia to approach the European industrial empires' level of armaments.<ref name=":0" />

By 1870, production rate at the armory exceeded both the armories of [[Tula, Russia|Tula]] and [[Sestroretsk]]. Later, when the methods of high-quality [[Steelmaking|steel production]] were well mastered, Izhevsk became the source of gun barrels and barrel receivers for Russian plants. For example, armory enterprises in Tula used annually up to 360,000 barrels from the armory at [[Izhevsk]]. In 1884, the plant was later returned to the state and became Izhevsk Gun and Steel Factories (IGSF). In 1885, IGSF started manufacturing [[hunting weapons]] and tools. In 1891, IGSF started [[Mass production|mass-producing]] the [[Mosin–Nagant]] rifle. The IGSF also started using [[Electric generator|DC generators]] to produce electricity to illuminate the plant as well as to power the machines. The IGSF was the only Russian enterprise that produced firearms for all branches of the Russian military. Thanks to the IGSF, Izhevsk became a large industrial center in Russia.<ref name=":0" />{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}

=== World War I and the Interwar Period ===
[[File:Ижевский оружейный и сталеделательный заводы.jpg|thumb|Izhevsk Gun and Steel Factories around 1916]]During the [[First World War]], IGSF supplied the [[Imperial Russian Army]] with over 1.4&nbsp;million new rifles and approximately 188,000 remelted shoulder weapons. Prior to the [[Russian Revolution]], the IGSF took leading positions of the Russian [[Arms industry|defense industry]] in terms of manufacturing and manpower capacity. By 1917, about 34,000 people worked at IGSF. In 1918, a [[OKB|design bureau]] was established in the IGSF.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />
[[File:Mosin-Nagant-1891-30 on Cossack hex.jpg|thumb|Stamp on a Mosin-Nagant rifle of the 1924 issue with a hexagonal receiver, Izhevsk Gun and Steel Factories]]After the formation of the [[Soviet Union]] in 1922, large changes came to the IGSF. The state's first [[Hunting|hunting gun]] factory was opened on the enterprise's premises in the same year. The IGSF required more highly trained personnel in order to accommodate new production and to work on newer machines. Thus, by 1929, IGSF-bound personnel had to be trained at the Izhevsk Technical School. In 1930, a new open-hearth furnace was put into operation and in-house production of machines at the factory was launched.<ref name=":0" />

More re-organization took place in the 1930s, including the conversion of the IGSF into a Chief Designer Bureau, as well as the adoption and production of several new models of firearms: a modified [[Mosin–Nagant]] rifle design of 1891/1930, the battle rifle [[AVS-36]], made by [[Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov|Sergei Simonov]], and the [[SVT-40|SVT-38 self-loading rifle]] and the [[TT pistol]], made by [[Fedor Tokarev|Fedor Tokorev]]. This gave rise to a flow line method of production. In 1938, the [[conveyor belt]] was implemented into the assembly of gun barrels and other parts, greatly increasing the production rate of firearms for the [[Soviet Army]]. In 1933, a New Design Bureau, "BNK", was established at the factory to develop and modify firearms. Today, the bureau is named the "Armory Design Center" (KOC). In the bureau's lifetime, about 300 models of small-arms, air ordnance, sport, hunting weapons, and other types of equipment were developed, most of which was in series production at the plant. In 1939, the main plant of the IGSF, Plant No. 180,was split into two independent enterprises: [[Metallurgy|Metallurgical]] Plant No. 71 and Engineering Plant No. 74, which manufactured weapons. Engineering Plant No. 74 would later be renamed the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant, or simply, Izhmash.<ref name=":0" />

=== World War II ===
During [[World War II]], Engineering Plant No. 74 served as the main firearm manufacturer for the [[Soviet Armed Forces]]. Since [[Operation Barbarossa]] left the Soviet Union in a very desperate position, the plant produced as many firearms as it was physically capable of, more firearms than its lifespan for 92 years prior. From 1941 to 1942, the plant set up [[mass production]] of [[Vasily Degtyarev]]'s [[PTRD]] [[anti-tank rifle]], [[Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov|Sergei Simonov]]'s [[PTRS-41]] anti-tank rifle, the [[Berezin UB]] aircraft machine gun armament, the 37mm [[Shpitalny Sh-37]] and [[Nudelman-Suranov NS-37]] aircraft guns, and sniper rifles with optic sights, along with the [[TT pistol]] and the [[Nagant M1895]] [[revolver]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}} A total of 11,450,000 rifles and carbines were produced in the plant, exceeding all the combined [[Nazi Germany|German]] firearm manufacturers' outputs of 10.3&nbsp;million. Besides firearms, the plant also produced over 15,000 [[Gun turret|aircraft guns]] and over 130,000 [[Anti-tank warfare|anti-tank weapons]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />

On 20 July 1942, Plant No. 622 separated itself from Plant No. 74, using equipment transferred from the evacuated mechanical plants at [[Tula, Russia|Tula]] and [[Podolsk]]. During the war, the plant manufactured more than 1 million [[pistols]] and 200,000 anti-tank rifles. Plant No. 622 would later be renamed as the [[Izhevsk Mechanical Plant]], or simply, Izhmekh.<ref name=":0" />

=== Post-World War II ===
[[File:AK-47 type II noBG.png|thumb|A Type 2 AK-47, the first machined receiver variation]]After [[World War II]], the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant later recovered the production of its civilian arms and transportation. The plant also hired war veteran and ex-tank driver and mechanic, [[Mikhail Kalashnikov|Mikhail T. Kalashnikov]], after noticing his [[submachine gun]] design that gave him distinction as a gun designer. In 1947, Kalashnikov created his [[assault rifle]], the [[7.62×39mm]] [[AK-47]]. The AK-47 became the standard rifle of the [[Soviet Army]] in the same year, and later grew popular around the world. The AK-47 gave the plant fame and newer potential in the [[arms industry]]. The plant also created newer hunting weapons based out of the [[Mosin–Nagant]] rifle as well as sporting weapons. These sporting weapons helped the [[Soviet Union]]'s team to win [[Shooting sports|shooting]] competitions in European championships and the [[Summer Olympic Games]] numerous times.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/firearms/russian-arms-factory-izhmash/#izhmash-factory |title=Russian Arms Factory Izhmash |date=15 October 2013 |work=Tactical Life Gun Magazine: Gun News and Gun Reviews |access-date=22 October 2017 |archive-date=23 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023063409/http://www.tactical-life.com/firearms/russian-arms-factory-izhmash/#izhmash-factory |url-status=live }}</ref>

Kalashnikov later designed newer firearms: the [[AKM]] and the [[AK-74]] assault rifle, the [[RPK]] [[light machine gun]], and the [[PK machine gun|PK]] [[Belt (firearms)|belt-fed]] machine gun. These firearms helped contribute to greater firepower for the Soviet Army as well as numerous nations that had imported them. Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant gun designer [[Yevgeny Dragunov]] also help contribute to the plant's fame by creating his [[Dragunov sniper rifle|SVD sniper rifle]]. Designed in 1963 and based out of sporting rifles, the SVD became the [[squad]] support weapon for the Soviet Army in the same year as well as starting a new trend of [[Semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic]] [[sniper rifle]]s.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

In 1975, the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant changed its name to the Izhmash Industrial Association.<ref name=":3" />

=== Contemporary Era ===
After the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], Izhmash struggled with a decline in demand and competition with overseas firearm manufacturers. As a result, Izhmash created the [[Saiga semi-automatic rifle]], and started producing the [[Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova|Tigr]], a civilian version of the SVD which was created back in the 1970s, in batches. Izhmash also expanded to the Western market, which was extremely successful, especially with the Saiga. Izhmash also created two new sniper rifles, the [[SV-98]] and the SV-99, which had a more enhanced fire precision than the regular SVD, for special units of the [[Russian Armed Forces]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

Despite the success, by 2008, Izhmash was composed of numerous enterprises that were on the verge of bankruptcy. The Russian [[State corporation (Russia)|state corporation]], [[Rostec|Rostekhnologii]] (Russian Technologies, now Rostec), revealed the poor state Izhmash was in by 2010. Only 32 companies of Izhmash were actually operating with a multi-level management system, high overheads and doubled up functions. The combined liability of Izhmash in early 2011 was [[Russian ruble|₽]]19&nbsp;billion. The use of the existing modern equipment hardly exceeded 20%.<ref name=":3" />

As a result, Rostec took control of Izhmash and started restructuring and [[Consolidation (business)|consolidating]] the company in 2011. According to Rostec, one of the objectives was to retain its research, industrial and human resources and turn Izhmash into a leading global small arms manufacturer. Izhmash was later reestablished through assets consolidation by 2012. As a result, there was a threefold increase in profits and a 10% cut in costs. In 2011, Izhmash increased the utilization rate of modern multipurpose equipment from 20% to 70%. The effect from the efforts to enhance production performance amounts to [[Russian ruble|₽]]100&nbsp;million.<ref name=":3" />[[File:Putin Meeting with workers of the Kalashnikov Concern - September 2016.jpg|thumb|Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] meeting with workers of Kalashnikov Concern in September 2016]]

=== Kalashnikov Concern ===
On 13 August 2013, Izhmash and [[Izhevsk Mechanical Plant|Izhmekh]] (formerly Izhevsk Mechanical Plant) [[Mergers and acquisitions|merged]], with the new concern named Kalashnikov Concern. Thanks to the merger, Kalashnikov Concern is Russia's largest and most important [[Arms industry|arms manufacturer]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2923523 |title="Калашников" вышел на Волгу |date=25 February 2016 |work=Газета "Коммерсантъ" |access-date=23 October 2017 |pages=7 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308113723/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2923523 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2014, Kalashnikov Concern was [[International sanctions during the Ukrainian crisis|sanctioned]] by the United States and the [[European Union]] as a result of the [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|Russian annexation of Crimea]] and [[Russian military intervention in Ukraine (2014–present)|Russian military intervention in Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20140716.aspx |title=Ukraine-related Sanctions; Publication of Executive Order 13662 Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List |website=treasury.gov |access-date=23 October 2017 |archive-date=20 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520172330/https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20140716.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Since Europe and the United States were the largest customers of the concern's civilian [[firearm]]s, the concern was forced to rethink its marketing strategy. The concern opened five new markets and started selling its civilian firearms to ten new foreign countries, which helped the concern make up for its losses.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://rns.online/interviews/Glava-Kalashnikova-o-vihode-na-novie-rinki-v-usloviyah-sanktsii-2016-12-30/ |title=Глава "Калашникова" о выходе на новые рынки в условиях санкций |date=30 December 2016 |work=Информационное агентство Рамблер |access-date=23 October 2017 |language=ru-ru |archive-date=2 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502052132/https://www.rambler.ru/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the same year, Kalashnikov Concern has presented "Strategy 2020", which includes technical re-equipment and production modernization. When implemented, the project will qualitatively improve production technology and greatly reduce running costs and energy consumption while also improving working conditions and overall productivity.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://translate.google.pl/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=pl&ie=UTF-8&u=http://vpk-news.ru/news/36062&edit-text=&act=url |title=Tłumacz Google |website=translate.google.pl |access-date=23 October 2017 |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227211336/https://translate.google.pl/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=pl&ie=UTF-8&u=http://vpk-news.ru/news/36062&edit-text=&act=url |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://kalashnikovconcern.ru/en/press-service/news/news_38.html |title=Концерн "Калашников" / English version / Press service / News |website=kalashnikovconcern.ru |access-date=24 February 2016 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305064528/http://kalashnikovconcern.ru/en/press-service/news/news_38.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 9 February 2017, Rostec's management board gave permission to transfer Kalashnikov Concern to private investors. As of now, Rostec owns 26% of the concern while private investors own 74%.<ref name=":7">{{cite web |url=https://kalashnikov.com/en/press-service/news/news_285.html |title=Kalashnikov Group transfer to private investors approved by Management Board of Rostec State Corporation – Kalashnikov Concern |publisher=kalashnikov.com |access-date=14 March 2017 |archive-date=16 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316205149/https://kalashnikov.com/en/press-service/news/news_285.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2022, the Concern had reportedly achieved a 40% record yearly increase in weapons production for domestic needs and for export and also completed one licensed production agreement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalashnikov fulfils 45 state defense contracts, 24 military-technical deals in 2022 |url=https://tass.com/defense/1561473 |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=TASS |archive-date=16 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116110929/https://tass.com/defense/1561473 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Concern reported in May 2023 that it had achieved a 10-year record in weapons deliveries during the first quarter of the year<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tass.com/defense/1615947 | title=Kalashnikov production in Q1 2023 breaks 10-year high }}</ref> and that it has established a drone production unit.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tass.com/defense/1623359 | title=Kalashnikov Group sets up drone-producing unit, boosts output several-fold }}</ref> It was reported in late August 2023 that the production of [[9K121 Vikhr]], Strela and Kitolov missiles rose almost 1.5 fold.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tass.com/defense/1667423 | title=Russia's Kalashnikov Concern increases small arms production by 40% — Rostec corporation }}</ref> The company said in January 2024 that the government contracts for sniper rifles had increased by 8 times in the past year.<ref>{{cite web | title=ЦАМТО / / «Калашников»: по итогам 2023 года ГОЗ по снайперским винтовкам вырос в 8 раз | website=ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием | date=2024-01-11 | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2024/0110/142077391/detail.shtml | language=ru | ref={{sfnref | ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием | 2024}} | access-date=2024-01-12}}</ref> It was also said that the production of "special equipment" increased by 45% in 2023<ref>{{cite web | title=ЦАМТО / / «Калашников»: по итогам 2023 года производство спецтехники выросло на 45% | website=ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием | date=2024-01-11 | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2024/0111/113077411/detail.shtml | language=ru | ref={{sfnref | ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием | 2024}} | access-date=2024-01-12}}</ref> and the production of combat pistols by 5 times.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ижевский механический завод в пять раз увеличил выпуск боевых пистолетов | website=Ростех | url=https://rostec.ru/news/izhevskiy-mekhanicheskiy-zavod-v-pyat-raz-uvelichil-vypusk-boevykh-pistoletov/ | language=ru | ref={{sfnref | Ростех}} | access-date=2024-01-16}}</ref> The company reported in February 2024 that the production of drones has increased by 60% since 2022.<ref>{{cite web | title=Shoigu inspects drone production at Kalashnikov enterprises in Udmurtia | website=TASS | date=2024-02-10 | url=https://tass.com/defense/1744601 | ref={{sfnref | TASS | 2024}} | access-date=2024-02-13}}</ref> Kalashnikov reported in May 2024 that during the first quarter of the year it had increased the civilian production output by 50% and the firearms production by 9% at comparison with the same period of 2023 and also raised revenues by 37% and started to supply upgraded [[AK-12]] assault rifles of the 2023 model.<ref>{{cite web | title="Калашников" нарастил на 50% объемы производства в I квартале 2024 года | website=ВПК.name | date=2024-05-03 | url=https://vpk.name/news/858630_kalashnikov_narastil_na_50_obemy_proizvodstva_v_i_kvartale_2024_goda.html | language=ru | ref={{sfnref | ВПК.name | 2024}} | access-date=2024-05-04}}</ref> In the next month, the Concern reportedly started supplies of the civilian electrically-powered and VTOL Legionnaire drone which is used for cargo delivery, terrain sensing and video monitoring.<ref>{{cite web | title=Kalashnikov Presents Legionnaire Drone at Global Security 2024 Exhibition | website=Defense News security global military army equipment industry | date=2024-06-07 | url=https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/army-news-2024/kalashnikov-presents-legionnaire-drone-at-global-security-2024-exhibition#google_vignette | ref={{sfnref | Defense News security global military army equipment industry | 2024}} | access-date=2024-07-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Беспилотник "Калашникова" победил в конкурсе НТИ | website=Союз Авиапроизводителей России | url=https://www.aviationunion.ru/media/news/29057/ | language=ru | ref={{sfnref | Союз Авиапроизводителей России}} | access-date=2024-07-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Kalashnikov launches series production of VTOL drones | website=TASS | date=2024-10-09 | url=https://tass.com/defense/1854021 | ref={{sfnref|TASS|2024}} | access-date=2024-10-10}}</ref> Supplies of the Stena special vehicles begun in July 2024.<ref>{{cite web | title=Концерн "Калашников" начал отгрузки специальных автомобилей "Стена" | website=Ростех | url=https://rostec.ru/news/kontsern-kalashnikov-nachal-otgruzki-spetsialnykh-avtomobiley-stena/ | language=ru | ref={{sfnref | Ростех}} | access-date=2024-07-11}}</ref> On 22 July 2024, the company claimed that production of military and civilian goods has increased by 50% during the first half of the year.<ref>{{cite web | title=Kalashnikov Concern increases production by 50% in 1H 2024 | website=TASS | date=2024-07-22 | url=https://tass.com/economy/1819797 | ref={{sfnref | TASS | 2024}} | access-date=2024-07-24}}</ref> On 3 October 2024, the company reported that it is ramping up the production of aircraft guns because of a multiple growth of order volumes.<ref>{{cite web | title=Russia’s Kalashnikov gunmaker to boost output of aircraft guns for fighter jets | website=TASS | date=2024-10-03 | url=https://tass.com/defense/1851733 | ref={{sfnref|TASS|2024}} | access-date=2024-10-07}}</ref> On 22 November 2024, the company stated that it had completed the 2024 state order for small arms ahead of schedule.<ref>{{cite web | title="Калашников" досрочно выполнил контракт на поставку в войска стрелкового оружия | website=ВПК.name | date=2024-11-25 | url=https://vpk.name/news/944467_kalashnikov_dosrochno_vypolnil_kontrakt_na_postavku_v_voiska_strelkovogo_oruzhiya.html | language=ru | ref={{sfnref|ВПК.name|2024}} | access-date=2024-11-25}}</ref> On 28 January 2025, the Kalashnikov reported that it had achieved a 10-year record high revenue from export contracts for both military and civilian small arms in 2024.<ref>{{cite web | title=Russian Arms Maker Kalashnikov Earns Record Export Revenue in 2024 | website=NAMPA | date=2025-01-28 | url=https://www.nampa.org/text/22546852 | ref={{sfnref|NAMPA|2025}} | access-date=2025-02-01}}</ref>