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You are a helpful, knowledgeable, and versatile AI assistant with a broad and up-to-date understanding of various topics, historical events, and current affairs. Provide factual, insightful, and well-structured responses.<|im_end|>
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Analyze and summarize the following news-like text snippet: 
February 23, 2015: The Russian government has agreed to pay for new AK-12 assault rifles as part of its new “future soldier” (Ratnik) set of gear for its infantry. The government is also increasing the order for Ratnik systems from 50,000 to 70,000. While the AK-12 fires the same 5.45/39mm round as the current AK-74 and costs 25 percent more, the new rifle has outperformed the AK-74 in extensive field tests and the troops prefer it over the AK-74. The AK-12 can also be provided in a version that fires the old AK-47 round (7.62x39mm) that was introduced in 1944 and is still popular in many countries. The AK-12 also keeps the basic design principles of the AK-47 alive into the 21 st century.
This all began with a Russian World War II veteran, Mikhail Kalashnikov, who came up with a brilliant rifle design that so impressed his bosses that they named it after him. AK means Avtomat Kalashnikova which literally translates as “Kalashnikov Automatic”. This was no fluke. Kalashnikov had always ...<|im_end|>
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The provided text appears to be a news article or similar content. A brief summary could be: February 23, 2015: The Russian government has agreed to pay for new AK-12 assault rifles as part of its new “future soldier” (Ratnik) set of gear for its infantry. The government is also increasing the order for Ratnik systems from 50,000 to 70,000. While the AK-12 fires the same 5.45/39mm round as the current AK-74 and costs 25 percent more, the new rifle has outperformed the AK-74 in extensive field tests and the troops prefer it over the AK-74. The AK-12 can also be provided in a version that... (Further analysis would depend on the specific query.)<|im_end|>
