Malyuk (“baby” or “youngster”) assault rifle was designed by Ukrainian company InterProInvest and is manufactured by one of UkrOboronProm factories. It is a result of more than a decade-long history of development of various bullpup conversions of existing Kalashnikov AKM and AK74 assault rifles in Ukraine. First announced in 2015, Malyuk rifle is said to complete Ukrainian army trials in 2016 and now is believed to be in limited use by Ukrainian military.
Malyuk (“baby” or “youngster”) assault rifle was designed by Ukrainian company InterProInvest and is manufactured by one of UkrOboronProm factories. It is a result of more than a decade-long history of development of various bullpup conversions of existing Kalashnikov AKM and AK74 assault rifles in Ukraine. First announced in 2015, Malyuk rifle is said to complete Ukrainian army trials in 2016 and now is believed to be in limited use by Ukrainian military.
Tactical and technical characteristics of the machine "Malyuk":
Type of cartridges: 5,45x39 mm. / 7,62х39 mm. Length: 712 mm / 712 mm.
Barrel length: 415 mm / 415 mm. Weight with empty charger: 3.2 kg /
3.3 kg. Capacity of 30 cartridges / 30 cartridges. Target range, m:
1000 / to 1000. Direct remote shooting on chest target, m: 460 / 340.
Initial bullet velocity, m / s: 900 / 715. Rate of fire: 650-700 rds
in one minute Shop: Horn for 10 cartridges (from AKS-74UB), horn for
20 cartridges (from AKS-74), horn for 30 cartridges (from AK-74), horn
for 45 cartridges (from RPK-74).