Eurosatory: IWI introduces new assault rifle
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) has developed a military version of the X95 assault rifle in .300 AAC Blackout calibre, the company announced from Eurosatory on 13 June.
Part of the TAVOR family of assault rifles, the X95 (Micro TAVOR) assault rifle in .300 AAC Blackout caliber makes the X95 a multi-caliber platform with the ability to switch to any of 4 calibers - 5.56X45mm, 9mm, 5.45X39mm, and now 7.62x35 mm.
The conversion requires only a change of the barrel. As the BLK 300 and the 5.56mm ammunition have the same dimensions, they both use the same standard AR magazine. Since a wide variety of ammunition can be used for the BLK 300 caliber, the rifle can be silenced at a very high level, which is not possible with the current 5.56mm ammunition.
The X95 Micro TAVOR can be used as an assault rifle, carbine, or sub-machine gun. It was designed to deal with modern terror threats, as well as urban and open area combat.
The TAVOR family, which developed in close cooperation with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), has a bullpup configuration, a barrel length and weapon size that cover all soldier's fighting ranges – from 500m to indoor operations, fighting from vehicles, and in urban areas.
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