Nikonov AN-94 Abakan assault rifle (Russia)

The Nikonov AN-94 “Abakan” assault rifle was officially adopted by Russian army in 1997, in an attempt to replace AK-74 rifles in front line infantry, airborne and Spetsnaz units. However, due to bad economical and political shape of the Russia, which was struggling economically after the fall of the Soviet union, available funs for military were rather short, and relatively few rifles were purchased before Russian army lost its interest in the AN-94 rifle. Untimely death of its inventor, Gennadi Nikonov, who passed away in 2003 at the age of 55 also did not help its further evolution, because early adopted version of AN-94 was not without flaws in ergonomics. As a result of mixed reports from the troops, cost condiderations (some sources said that AN-94 was about 3 times more expensive than AK-74M), and other factors only about 10 to 20 thousands of AK-94 rifles were purchased by Russian army. Few were also exported to Kirgyzstan and Belorussia. Due to lack of sales, IZHMAS ceased production of AN-94 some time in early 2000s, and never resumed it. Today AN-94 seems to be entirely out of favor, as in 2018 Russian army adopted two entirely new 5.45mm assault rifles to replace ageing AK74M, namely the AK-12 and A-545.

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