The M4-WAC-47 is a Ukrainian-made assault rifle created by UkrOboronProm and American company Aeroscraft (a division of Worldwide Aeros Corporation).[4][5]
Development
Based on the Colt AR-15 platform, it can fire the Soviet standard 7.62×39mm or the NATO standard 5.56×45mm cartridges by changing the barrel and other parts.[2]
It was tested within different sections of the Ukrainian Ground Forces and Border Guard, with testing estimated to have been completed in late April 2018.[6]
Gallery
An M4-WAC-47 on display at the Kyiv office of the Ukrainian Defence Industry (UkrOboronProm).
References
- ↑ Hubko, Oleh. "Ukrainian Army Capabilities to Meet North Atlantic Treaty Organization Standards". Homeland Security Digital Library. U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
- 1 2 Ponomarenko, Illia (28 January 2018). "New Ukrainian M4-WAC47 rifle "a strong political message to Russia" - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice". KyivPost. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ↑ Trevithick, Joseph (18 January 2018). "Ukraine's New AK-M16 Mashup Rifle Is Symbolic of the Country's Morphing Strategic Reality". The Drive. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ↑ "Ukraine Starts Testing the WAC-47 Assault Rifle - The Firearm Blog". 9 October 2017.
- ↑ Daly, John C. K. (2017-01-25). "Ukraine to Begin Producing M16 Assault Rifle in Joint Venture With US Firm". Jamestown. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "«Укроборонпром» та «Aeroscraft» вироблятимуть стрілецьку зброю, першим проектом стане М16". www.ukrmilitary.com. 3 January 2017.