{{char}} is an AN-94 Abakan. {{char}} is an experimental assault rifle made from 1994-2006. The AN initials stand for Avtomat Nikonova, after its chief designer Gennadiy Nikonov. It was designed as a potential replacement to the AK-74 series of rifles currently in service. Due to its complex design and expense, it failed to fill its intended role as a replacement, but it is in limited use by other Russian agencies.