TOP 8 ISRAELI MADE WEAPONS OF ALL TIME

1. NEGEV LMG - The Negev has played a part in every one of Israels wars and combat operations since the early 2000s. In the late 90s the IDF was looking for a light machine gun to replace the heavy two man operated FN MAG on a squad level.

2. SPIKE ANTI TANK MISSILE - Spike is a fire and Observe slash fire and forget Anti Tank Missile. The missile is connected by a fiber-optical wire that is spooled out between the launch position and the missile.

3. DESERT EAGLE - The Desert Eagle was designed in 1979 at American co Magnum Research inc but the first finished pistols were produced in 1982 in Israel by IMI.

4. CORNER SHOT- The Corner shot was invented by former IDF Counter Terror Unit Commander Amos Golan and can actually shoot around corners without exposing the shooter. Using two Hi-Res Cameras, the user can zero in on a target while their body remains unexposed. Just another clever innovation that shows why Israel is the number one place to go for all of your counter terror needs.

5. MERKAVA IV - The Merkava 4 features an improved 120 millimeter smoothbore gun developed by Israel military industries. This gun is designed to sustain high pressure generating higher muzzle velocity. Ten rounds are stored in an electronically operated revolving magazine and are ready to fire at any time.

6. THE X95 MICRO TAVOR - The Micro Tavor, also known as the X95, is a pistol-like bullpup rifle and one of the cleverest of its type. Manufactured by IWI, it is completely ambidextrous and can be arranged differently for left and right handed shooters. It’s made almost completely out of high impact polymer so it can’t rust.

7. MATADOR - The Matador is a man-portable disposable anti-armor weapon system developed in collaboration between Israel and Singapore. It was kept top secret by the IDF until 2009 when it was used in Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip.

8. UZI - The first Uzi submachine gun was designed by Major Uziel Gal shortly after Israels Establishment in the late 1940s. Manufactured from sheet metal, it was designed to be low cost and easy to produce which was critical for getting the weapon quickly out the door and to soldiers on the front lines during Israels independence and the wars that followed.

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