page_title: AK-101
section_title: Users
hierarchical_section_title: AK-101 / Users
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of user countries of the AK-101 rifle.
context_page_description: The AK-101 is an assault rifle of the Kalashnikov series. The AK-101 is designed for the world export market, using the NATO standard 5.56x45mm cartridge. The AK-101 is marketed at those looking for a weapon that combines the logistical compatibility and familiarity of the 5.56×45mm NATO round with the reliability of a Kalashnikov. The design of this rifle is almost similar to AK-74. It is designed with modern and composite materials, including plastics that reduce weight and improve accuracy. Many of the improvements found in the AK-101 are also present in the AK-103 and the rest of the AK-100 series of rifles.
context_section_description:  Indonesia: used by Mobile Brigade Corps, Detachment 88 and Indonesian Marine Corps
   Fiji
   Egypt: Used By Central Security Forces
   Kenya
   Uruguay
   Syria – Small group of Syrian Army have been seen using the AK-101 in Aleppo
   Russia – in limited use because the AK-74M is still a main Russian service rifle.
   Serbia - used by the Serbian Armed Forces
   Mali - used by the army of Mali
caption: Map of user countries of the AK-101 rifle.
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