Z111 Factory

Z111 Factory is located in Thanh Hoá, Vietnam.[1] They produce small arms like TT-33, machine guns like PKM and assault rifles such as AK-47 for the People's Army of Vietnam. However, their output capacity is confidential.[2] The factory is guided under the General Department of Defence Industry.[3]

Z111 Factory is also charged with producing Galil ACE, a modern Israeli assault rifle which is the current standard-issue assault rifle of People's Army of Vietnam under IWI license.[4] They have 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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