Colombian officials said Monday the country has produced its first combat rifle, a cheaper, lighter weapon aimed at replacing the arms that were once supplied its former military ally ‘Israel’.
State-owned weapons manufacturer Indumil produced the arms, the first combat rifle manufactured in Colombia, to replace the “Galil”, a rifle that had been assembled in Colombia using ‘Israeli’ components since the 1990s.
According to the AFP, the goal is to manufacture 400,000 lighter and cheaper rifles in five years and “gradually replace current weapons in the armed forces,” Indumil manager and retired Colonel Javier Carmago said.
I’m not sure. I wouldn’t trust our media to do anything close to factual reporting on him. He is a major enemy of the empire.
There is also much corruption in Colombia from previous governments. It’s not all magically fixed overnight. And resisting the empire also comes with big sanctions.