I would be furious if I was a Russian. The AK platform is a source of national pride, and they haven't made a bad series yet. I believe "morally outdated" refers to the use of AK's by every group of evil known to man, and maybe since Russia is trying to warm up to the EU they are trying to separate themselves from their weapon exporting past. I'm really doubting they will go with another nation's weapon, but I do suspect they will be converting over to 5.56.