![]() ![]() The OTs-14 is practically a copy of the AKS-74U internally, except reconfigured in a bullpup format and chambered for a different cartridge. Due to this, the OTs-14 was later adapted for use with various special force units, such as the Spetsnaz. 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. 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. ![]() As 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. ![]()
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