Do Elite US military units use Kalashnikov weapons? From Spiegel: > This automatic weapon [Kalashnikov], known in Russian simply as an "avtomat," even receives the highest praise from Americans, Rogozin reported. Elite US military units use it, he added, even though the US Congress generally prefers to purchase only American-made weapons. Do Elite US military units use Kalashnikov weapons?

The most commonly known Kalashnikov weapon, so called because of the designer Mikhail Kalashnikov, the AK-47 is **not** used as a matter of course by US Special Forces. The M4 carbine or M16 rifle is currently the preferred choice, although it is on a long list of weapons.

However, that is not to say that special forces are not trained in the use of the AK-47 or may pick it up as the circumstances dictate.

!US Special Forces, AK-47 Training

> Special Forces training includes becoming familiar with the various weapons used by the enemy, including the ubiquitous Kalashnikov. U.S. Army Photo by Specialist David Gunn

Source: American Special Ops