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.
it’s hard to know how to feel about colombia improving their industrial capacity in this fashion since it’s clear that the US empire will be it’s biggest beneficiary considering that colombian government is its most steadfast vassal in south america.
Their current president Petro has been banging lately. He banned coal exports to Israel and is systematically decoupling from the US and Israel. And he called for US to stop the genocide during his visit in New York. And now he’s moving away from Israeli arms.
He’s slowly decoupling Colombia from the empire.
Hope he’s not assinated. I was led to bekive he wasn’t much liked by Columbian’s ? But from afar on the other side of the world here in Australia, much respect.
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.
