In Ukraine they want to produce M-16 rifles according to NATO standards
In Ukraine they want to produce the American M-16 automatic rifle model WAC47.
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This was announced by Deputy General Director for Aircraft Engineering and Production of Ukroboronprom Vladimir Korobov.
“We have a project in which we are already quite “deep” - the production of M-16 rifles on the territory of Ukraine. We are starting this project and we will implement it. I hope that we will soon move on to practical implementation. Today we are signing all the documents necessary for this,” he said, according to the press service of Ukroboronprom.
Korobov added that the launch of this project in the future will make it possible for the Ukrainian army and industry to transition to NATO standards.
The concern's subsidiary, Ukroboronservice, together with the American company Aeroscraft, will produce small arms according to NATO standards.
In turn, the head of Ukroboronservis Sergei Mykytyuk added that the M-16 rifle is in service in 40 countries around the world, and Ukraine wants to become the 41st.
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