Serial deliveries were scheduled to begin in June 2006 and the Ak 5C was first issued to priority units serving in Afghanistan (ISAF), Chad (EUFOR Chad/CAR), and Kosovo (KFOR).
Predviđeno je da bi serijske isporuke trebale početi u lipnju 2006., te da će prioritet u korištenju tih pušaka imati vojne jedinice koje su stacionirane u Afganistanu (ISAF), Čadu (EUFOR Chad/Car) i na Kosovu (KFOR).