Russian Army to Replace PKM Machine Guns With PKP “Pecheneg” Automatic Rifles

modern PKP Pecheneg (Russian designation: 6P45) machineguns The Russian Army will be upgrading its automatic infantry support weapons soon. The legacy 7.65x54mmR PKM belt-fed general purpose machine gun will be supplanted in the dismounted role by the PKP “Pecheneg” automatic rifle designed at the end of the 20th Century, reports ArmyRecognition.com: Russian Armed Forces will...