The AK-47/74 Adaptive Rail System - AKARS, is a weapon upgrade that replaces the rear sight leaf and the receiver’s bolt cover on the Kalashnikov assault rifle, 1947 model (AK-47) and its variants. While retaining the durability and ruggedness of the AK models, the AKARS upgrade allows effective neutralization for many of the AK weapon system's traditional limitations and brings it in direct competition with long recognized weapon systems known for better accuracy—such as the original AR- 10/15 design and its variants, the M16 and M4 models.

Once installed, the AKARS allows the user to: Mount weapon optics utilizing the 1913 Picatinny Rail design (MIL-STD-1913 rail or STANAG 2324 rail, NATO) as a primary targeting solution, retain the mounted optic’s targeting zero after extensive firing and field stripping of the weapon while maintaining the ability to use iron sights as a secondary targeting solution by way of the built-in rear sight aperture on the AKARS