Why Israel's Tavor Assault Rifle Is 'Killing It' In Africa And Latin America
May 10, 2020
Israel has also proven adept at designing rifles.
by Michael Peck
Here's What You Need To Remember: The Tavor is used by various units -- especially special forces and police SWAT teams -- in almost 30 nations. As is common with Israeli arms, these include several South American, Central American, African and Asian nations, including Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala, Senegal and Nepal.
Israel builds its own high-tech military equipment, such as tanks, missiles and drones. Not bad for a nation of just 8.5 million people living in a state the size of New Jersey.
But Israel has also proven adept at designing rifles. Perhaps its most famous firearm is the legendary Uzi submachine gun, an almost iconic 1950s design made famous by the photo of a U.S. Secret Service agent waving an Uzi during the attempted 1981 assassination of President Ronald Reagan. Originally conceived as a cheap, simple weapon for Israeli troops, the Uzi was widely used by police and military forces around the world.
The Uzi is still around but showing its age, supplanted by more modern submachine guns like the FN P90. Now Israel's modern firearm is the Tavor assault rifle, manufactured by Israel Weapon Industries, which is now making its latest Tavor 7 model available in the United States. First introduced in 2001, the Tavor was selected by the Israel Defense Forces in 2009 to replace the American-made M-16 and M-4 as its first-line rifle.
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