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[[Image:Russkie74.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A Russian soldier holding an AK-74 assault rifle.]]
The '''AK-74''' is a modernized version of the [[AK-47]] [[assault rifle]]. The AK-74 is developed to chamber a smaller round than the AK-47 (5.45mm by 39mm, as opposed to the AK-47's 7.62mm by 39mm). The AK-74 has been the standard-issue infantry rifle of the [[Russian Federation]] since the country gained independence.

A compact version, known as the [[AK-74SU]], is used by [[Spetznaz]] forces around the world.

== See also ==

*[[Uzi]]
[[Category:Guns]]