The Ak 5 (Swedish: Automatkarbin 5 ⓘ, English: Automatic Carbine 5) is a license-built Swedish version of the Belgian FN FNC assault rifle, with certain modifications, mostly to adapt the weapon to the partially subarctic Swedish climate.

2023年3月30日 · The agreement is signed jointly with Finland and includes assault rifles in caliber 5.56×45, assault rifles in caliber 7.62×51, sniper rifles in caliber 7.62×51 and sniper rifles in caliber 8.6 Lapua Magnum. The new firearms will replace today’s Automatkarbin 4, AK4, Automatkarbin 5, AK5, and Sniper rifle 90, Psg 90. There has long been a ...

2023年3月30日 · Slated for replacement in the 67,000-strong Swedish military is the country's Automatkarbin (AK) 4 and AK5, as well as the PSG 90 sniper rifle. The Swedish AK4, adopted in the 1960s, is a...

2021年5月4日 · In September (2021), a procurement will start that affects many people in the Swedish Armed Forces. It will then be determined which firearm will replace the AK5. The new firearm will be purchased together with Finland – which means that the countries will use the same automatic carbine in the future.

2023年4月4日 · Sweden and Finland decided to adopt an AR-based platform, consisting in a 5.56x45mm NATO AR-15 variant for general issue. This is important as Sweden needs to replace both its current Ak5 Automatkarbin 5 (the FN FNC) and recently modified Ak4 (H&K G3) that has been in service since the 1960s.

2023年3月27日 · Sverige och Finland har nu skrivit avtal med finska Sako om nya eldhandvapen till sina respektive försvarsmakter. För svenska försvaret gäller det ersättare till dagens automatkarbiner AK4 och AK5 och prickskyttegeväret PSG 90. Avtalet som löper över tio år ingår i en svensk-finsk upphandling av eldhandvapenssystem med tillhörande teknik.

AK5式5.56mm步枪的工作原理与FN FNC 5．56mm步枪相同，结构也基本一样，但对以下零部件进行了改进：枪托和枪托锁定装置、枪机、拉 弹钩 、护木、导气箍、 瞄准具 、装填拉柄、弹匣、 快慢机 柄、 扳机护圈 和背带环。

2024年11月6日 · It will replace the standard Swedish assault rifle of the same calibre, the AK5, made by Belgium's FN, which has been in use since 1986. The parties have not disclosed the purchase price. Finland and Sweden signed a framework agreement last year with Sako for joint acquisition of small arms, aimed at achieving volume price benefits.

2025年3月12日 · The Finnish automatic carbine AK24 – which is to replace the older and heavier AK5 in the Swedish defense – has been banned from firing, reports Dagens Nyheter. The firing ban has been introduced since a small number of AK24s that have been tested in training of conscripts have not functioned as they should.

Although the Finnish AK47 type RK60 was very good it could due to political reasons not be accepted because it used the Russian M43 cartridge. Although it was never officially declared, Sweden considered the Soviet Union as the great threat.