US Special Operations Command wants 'reverse engineered' foreign weapons, and it's raising a stink in Russia

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Kalashnikov Concern — the Russian firm renowned for designing the AK-47 assault rifle — was caught off guard by US Special Operations Command’s desire to “reverse engineer” and “domestically produce” Russian-styled weapons.

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