İsrail tüfekleri ve makineli tüfekleri Hollanda'da üretilecek

Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) and Dutch defense company Artillerie Inrichtingen Armaments (AIA) plan to build IWI's ARAD 5 rifle and NEGEV UX machine gun in the Netherlands, the companies said in a joint statement. AIA will set up a new factory in the country to manufacture and assemble the two weapons. Under the plan, IWI will provide the technology, product know-how and manufacturing expertise, while AIA, based in Tilburg, will build the Dutch production line and the infrastructure to deliver and support the weapons. The companies described the project as a basis for long-term domestic production, technical expertise and lifecycle support in the Netherlands. "A strong Dutch industrial base is fundamental to national security," said AIA CEO Gerard Zondervan. "The Netherlands needs the ability to manufacture, develop expertise and support the defense systems on which its security depends." The ARAD 5 is IWI's modular 5.56 mm rifle, built around a short-stroke gas piston and designed to accept quick barrel changes and standard AR-pattern magazines, the same type used in most NATO assault rifles. The ARAD family has been picked up by several foreign militaries, and Argentine troops received their first Israeli ARAD rifles as part of a broader small arms replacement. The NEGEV UX is a lighter version of IWI's Negev machine gun, chambered for 7.62 mm ammunition and weighing about 6.8 kg (15 pounds). It can fire in semi-automatic and full-automatic modes and has a