Russian servicemen are learning to handle a China-made QBZ-95 (type 95 rifle) assault rifle on the sidelines of the International Army Games 2018, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. "Russian servicemen have practiced shooting with China-made QBZ-95 (type 95 rifle) assault rifles at the Korla test range in northwestern China. They had no difficulty in handling the weapon," the ministry said.

PLA soldier firing a NORINCO QBZ-95-1 assault rifle (Picture source: Yuki La)

Teams from Uzbekistan, Belarus and Egypt have learnt to operate the QBZ-95 assault rifles together with the Russians. The NORINCO QBZ-95-1 assault rifle is a standard weapon of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). It fires 5.8x42 mm cartridges. The QBZ-95-1 rifle will replace the Type-56 assault rifles (a modernized replica of the Kalashnikov AK/AKM assault rifle) in all arms and services of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.