26.06.2014, 17:17
Zitat:Eurosatory 2014: MKEK delivers first MPT-76 rifles to Turkey
Turkey's Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu - MKEK) has completed deliveries of an initial 200 MPT-76 battle rifles to the Turkish Army for testing and evaluation, the company told IHS Jane's at Eurosatory 2014 in Paris, France, on 17 June.
The new 7.62 mm chambered rifle is intended to become the Turkish Armed Forces' new standard infantry weapon, and has been developed under contract from the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (Savunma Sanayii Müstesarligi - SSM) for the Turkish Army, which favours the 7.62 mm NATO round over the smaller 5.56 mm round.
An initial delivery to the Turkish Armed Forces of a first test and evaluation batch of 200 units was completed in June, a company spokesperson told IHS Jane's . This delivery followed on from the completion of design qualification tests at the end of 2013, and the company is expecting to complete production line qualification within the next few months.
http://www.janes.com/article/39542/euros...-to-turkey