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Yemens Military Industry

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The Yemens Military Industry is the state-run defense corporation of Yemen. It is responsible for the production of a wide range of defense equipment, such as light utility vehicle, medium cargo trucks, ammunition and electronics.

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History

The Yemens Military Industry was established after the Yemeni unification on May 22, 1990, by national decree under the Ministry of Defence and consolidate the existing defense establishment and manufacturing plants.

Productions

Small arms

  • Vickers machine gun (Locally produced variant)
  • Dragunov sniper rifle (Locally produced variant)
  • Gewehr 43 (Locally produced variant)
  • Karabiner 98k (Locally produced variant)
  • MP 18 (Locally produced variant)
  • MP 40 (Locally produced variant)

    • Logistics and utility vehicles

  • Technical (fighting vehicle)
  • Gun truck
  • UAZ-469
  • GAZ-2975

    • References

    Yemens Military Industry Wikipedia
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