To Replace AK with Tavor

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Azerbaijan is going to replace their AK inventory with locally produced IMI Tavor rifles. This is part of a $1.6 billion arms deal with Israel, which includes the purchase of a fleet of Israeli-manufactured drones.
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About six months ago the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense Industry announced they were licensing the AK-10x platform from Izhmash and would produce their own variant locally called the Khazri Assault Rifle. The loss of that deal may have contributed to Izhmash’s recent bankruptcy.
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