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HistoryAs hinted by the OTs moniker, the OTs-14 was the brainchild of two engineers at TsKIB SOO, Yuri Lebedev and Valery Telesh, both of whom were responsible for the design of the very similar GP-25 and GP-30 underbarrel grenade launchers meant to be used on the AK-74. Both designers wanted to design a rifle which would incorporate all the advantages of an AKS-74U into a compact and modular weapon system, and thus, the OTs-14 was born.

The rifle was first displayed at MILPOL Moscow in 1994, and was adopted by the Russian MVD shortly after its unveiling; the MVD later brought the weapon up to the Russian Ministry of Defense which also had requirements for a similar weapon. Due to this, the OTs-14 was later adapted for use with various special force units, such as the Spetsnaz.

Design DetailsThe OTs-14 is practically a copy of the AKS-74U internally, except reconfigured in a bullpup format and chambered for a different cartridge. The OTs-14 is of an extremely modular design, with various parts of the weapon being able to be swapped out and replaced with other parts; for instance, the signature foregrip can be changed out for a GP-30 grenade launcher. The weapon's barrel can be fitted with a quick-detach silencer. As the OTs-14 is practically a bullpup clone of the AKS-74U, all the AKS-74U's controls are retained on the OTs-14, and as such, is operated very similarly.