Whilst we are waiting for an AEG version of the KRISS Vector that is being developed under the Krytac brand, it looks like they will be beaten to reach the market by the Chinese airsoft manufacturer, A&K. In this unboxing video made by Taiwan Gun posted last week, we get to see for the first time A&K’s take on the KRISS Vector AEG:

We have reached out to Krytac, which is the airsoft division of KRISS Group, to enquire if they have fully licensed this AEG to A&K, or perhaps are having A&K as the OEM for the Krytac KRISS Vector AEG. Once we hear from them, we’ll post their reply here on Popular Airsoft.

If you can still recall, KRISS Group took away the license for KWA in 2013 to produce the KRISS Vector for the airsoft market for reasons that they will not publicly reveal. Before that, KRISS was happy to have KWA as their partner in the airsoft market, but with disputes between the two, KRISS decided that they had to create an airsoft division, and thus, KRYTAC was born with some key KWA USA personnel joining them. They announced the plans for a KRISS Vector AEG in 2015 and here is a prototype version shown at the SHOT Show 2016 in Las Vegas:

(Update 21 August 2016) An interview with Allen Lau of Krytac on the Krytac KRISS Vector AEG by AirsoftDB and Airsoft.nu during the SHOT Show 2016. Airsoft.nu also posted an earlier story on the A&K KRISS Vector AEG:

If there is no licence taken by A&K to produce the KRISS Vector AEG, it is not the first time they did this. Previously, they produced the Magpul Masada ACR AEG without a licence from Magpul PTS (now PTS Syndicate), and were stopped from further releasing without until they took a licence from PTS.  We do expect the KRISS/Krytac will take action on this even if there are no trademarks used by A&K on the KRISS Vector airsoft replica.

In this case, the trade dress of the Vector is distinctly identified with the brand of the KRISS Group, and that means they have a strong case to demand that A&K can cease and desist from making a replica, especially in the USA.

Just like the case of the A&K Masada ACR, A&K will release this until it is legally not allowed to in the markets that their KRISS Vector AEG will be sold. For airsoft players wanting to own a KRISS Vector AEG without waiting for the official Krytac version, this will be a small window of opportunity until the lawyers and courts take over.