Malyuk
Sign in to saveThe Malyuk (, lit. "Baby") or Vulcan is a bullpup assault rifle developed by the Ukrainian arms company Interproinvest (IPI).
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Malyuk
- Weapon.image
- Vulkan assault rifle, Kyiv 2021, 02.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Malyuk on display at the 2021 'Zbroya ta Bezpeka' military fair
- Weapon.origin
- Ukraine
- Weapon.type
- Bullpup assault rifle
- Weapon.is_ranged
- Yes
- Weapon.service
- 2017–present
- Weapon.wars
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Weapon.designer
- Interproinvest (IPI)
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Krasyliv Assembly Manufacturing Plant
- Weapon.production_date
- 2015–present
- Weapon.cartridge
- 5.45×39mm 7.62×39mm 5.56×45mm NATO
- Weapon.rate
- 660 rounds/min
- Weapon.range
- 500 m
- Weapon.feed
- 10/30/45 round detachable box magazine
- Weapon.sights
- Iron sights and Picatinny rail, others as required by end user.
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Key dates
- Inception
- 2005
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- assault rifle
- Country of origin
- Ukraine
- Mass
- +3.2
- Image
- Спеціальний автомат «Вулкан».jpg
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- P739
- 7.62×39mm
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Design
- Variants
- Deployment
- Ukraine
- International
- Users
- Incidents
- References
- External links
The Malyuk (, lit. "Baby") or Vulcan is a bullpup assault rifle developed by the Ukrainian arms company Interproinvest (IPI).
==History== According to IPI Vice CEO Serhiy Luhovskyy, development of the Malyuk started in 2005. The development was based on a contract placed by the Security Service of Ukraine with prototype rifles provided before inquiries were made by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence in 2008.