AKM rifles about to be mass-removed from stockpiles?

Currently, the AKM assault rifle is widely equipped by the Vietnam People's Army for units performing main combat missions, such as the elite special mechanized infantry divisions, or the anti-drug task force of the Border Guard...

In other units, the main guns are still the AK-47s of the previous generation or even the Type 56s made in China. Many of the guns that soldiers use during tactical training are level 3, and can only be replaced by level 1 or level 2 guns in emergency situations.

AK-47s and AKMs in good condition are believed to still be in large numbers in long-term storage, similar to T-55 and T-62 main battle tanks.

However, recently there have been some very notable new developments, that is, when the modern T-90 main battle tanks are about to be delivered by the Russian manufacturer, the first are the T-55 tanks that have been taken out of storage to make way for the "younger brothers" that are about to return home.

In the next phase, it is likely that the T-62 will follow the T-55 and appear more in combat units because they are no longer "national treasures" that need to be kept in good condition.

The same situation is likely to happen with AKM assault rifles, as Vietnam seems to have found the optimal model for itself by combining the Galil ACE with the AKM.

In the case of GK1 and GK3 assault rifles being mass-produced by Vietnamese defense industry factories in the near future, perhaps like AKM, they will first only be given priority to equip a few "iron fist" units.

The remaining GK1 and GK3 guns will take up storage space from the AKM guns in the reserve. At this time, of course, the old guns will be distributed to many units throughout the army to make space and save on storage costs.

Equipping the entire army with AKMs in good technical condition will also partly enhance the combat readiness of the Vietnamese Army during the transitional period before moving straight to modernization.