Z111 Factory

The Z111 Factory is located in Thanh Hoá, Vietnam.[1] It produces small arms like the TT-33, machine guns like the PKM and assault rifles such as the AK-47 for the People's Army of Vietnam. Its output capacity is classified. [2] The factory is directed by the General Department of Defence Industry.[3]

The Z111 Factory is also charged with producing the Galil ACE, a modern Israeli assault rifle which is now the current standard-issue assault rifle of People's Army of Vietnam, under IWI license.[4] The factory has also produced the M18, a Vietnamese copy of the CAR-15, since 2010.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "President Truong Tan Sang works with Factory Z111". Vietnam Breaking News. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.vnmilitaryhistory.net/index.php/topic,12444.msg220271.html#msg220271
  3. ↑ "President Truong Tan Sang works with Factory Z111". People's Army Newspaper. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.janes.com/article/33334/israel-weapon-industries-to-begin-assault-rifle-production-in-vietnam
  5. ↑ http://kienthuc.net.vn/quan-su-viet-nam/bat-ngo-dan-vu-khi-tham-gia-dieu-binh-304-1-481057.html

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