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Malyuk
Ukrainian bullpup assault rifle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Malyuk (surname).
The Malyuk (Ukrainian: Малюк, lit. "Baby"),[3] sometimes referred to as the Vulcan-M,[4] is an assault rifle developed by the Ukrainian arms company Interproinvest (IPI).[5]
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Malyuk | |
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![]() Malyuk on display at the 2021 'Zbroya ta Bezpeka' military fair | |
Type | Bullpup assault rifle |
Place of origin | Ukraine |
Service history | |
In service | 2017–present |
Used by | Ukrainian Army |
Wars | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |
Production history | |
Designer | Interproinvest (IPI) |
Manufacturer | Krasyliv Assembly Manufacturing Plant |
Produced | 2015–present |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.8 kg (8.38 lb) |
Length | 712 mm (28 in) |
Barrel length | 415 mm (16 in) |
Cartridge | 5.45×39mm 7.62×39mm 5.56×45mm NATO |
Rate of fire | 660 rounds/min |
Effective firing range | 500 m |
Feed system | 10/30/45 round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Iron sights and Picatinny rail, others as required by end user. |
References | [1][2] |
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The Malyuk is a development of the Soviet Kalashnikov assault rifle, reconfigured into a bullpup layout.