The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has requested an additional 22,500 AK 24 (Automatkarbin 24) rifles for the Swedish Armed Forces. The supplier is the Finnish company Sako, owned by Beretta Holding. The AK 24 is an automatic carbine in caliber 5.56mm that is adapted for both right- and left-handed shooters. The AK 24 will be used in all units within the entire Armed Forces, and there are currently 200 trial and experimental weapons of the AK 24 type in use. The first 1,200 weapons have also been delivered to FMV, and further deliveries are underway according to plan. During the autumn, FMV will carry out delivery checks of the automatic carbines before they are handed over to the Armed Forces for regular use.