Canada intends to oust Kalashnikov in the global market with CK901 and anti-Russian sanctions
For several years, the Canadian CBC has continued to explore the development and implementation of weapons systems for Canadian Forces based on AR-15 / M16 / M4. Interest in such weapons was shown not only in Canada, but also in a number of European countries. These are Holland, Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom. At the same time, the Canadian company was much more liberal in the sale of weapons to the allies of Canada than the American companies. In principle, no special documents were required for the acquisition of rifle units from CC, which helped the company to find more and more new foreign customers, often gaining a competitive advantage over American weapons manufacturers.
Today, Canadian manufacturers are determined to push their weapons to the world market, with particular emphasis on the possibility of replacing AK and AKM in Eastern European and Asian countries.
The EUROSATORY-2014 exhibition, at which Colt Canada presented its products, allowed specialists to evaluate the new version of the Colt Militari modular shooting system. System marking - CK901.
The system of this type was proposed by the company back in 2010 year (under the brand CM901), but now the company has implemented a new rifle, which is a kind of modernization of the assault carbine.
The assault rifle "Colt Military 901" was at one time made in such a way that it had a monolithic upper part of the receiver, a modular version of the lower part of the receiver when using automation with direct gas supply.
The “native” caliber rifle from the SS is the caliber 5.56x45mm. But the modular principle allows you to re-equip the rifle with other shops chambered for 7.62x51mm. STANAG 901 and SR-4179 type stores are suitable for the "Colt Military25" rifle. Canadian manufacturers decided to make not only an automatic assault rifle, but also a semi-automatic version of it.
The new CK901 system, in contrast to the CM901, was developed for the caliber 7.62x39mm. Recently, this caliber has often been called the “Russian caliber,” since it was under it that the Kalashnikov assault rifle was developed.
The new CK901 is a hybrid weapon that retains the features of the M4 carbine and the CM901 base system.
The weapon is equipped with full-size Picatinny plates for the integration of auxiliary accessories. The rifle has a folding butt, as well as symmetrical controls. Everything is done in such a way that people accustomed to using the M4 carbine can quickly adapt to the firing of new weapons from Canadian manufacturers.
A significant difference can be called, perhaps, a special receiver for the store - magwell. It has much in common with those types of weapons that are based on the model range of Kalashnikov assault rifles of various modifications.
In those samples that were presented at the Paris exhibition, American-made PALM AK30 shops were used. Experts believe that of all North American stores, this model is the most suited to weapons made according to the modular principle with the possibility of switching to the caliber 7.62x39mm.
New small arms from the SS (CK901) can be equipped with two types of barrels, which differ in length. The first version of the barrel has a length of 14,5 inches, the second - 16 inches. In centimeters, these are 36,83 and 40,64, respectively. The weapon is delivered without the “HO” (Hold Open) lock.
The developers have mentioned that the weapon can be focused on the use of caliber 5.45x39mm. This is the usual caliber for weapons used by the armies of many countries in Eastern Europe today. The meaning of a possible transition to such a caliber is to cover the markets of the new members of the North Atlantic Alliance, which does not cease to attempt a new expansion to the east.
Today we are talking about the sale of such a shooting automation and not in NATO countries, too. At the arms exhibition, the company signed a contract with Yemen for the supply of CK901 to this country. A number of experts believe that Yemen is going to abandon the use of AKM under pressure from North American partners, who reminded of the sanctions in force against the Kalashnikov concern. Sanctions for the United States and Canada are becoming a convenient mechanism for promoting goods without full competition.
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