Ammunition plant to bolster arms manufacturing industry

By Gregor Stuart Hunter

Abu Dhabi is aiming to expand its arms manufacturing industry with plans to complete an ammunition plant next year. Tawazun Holding, the investment arm of the Offset Programme Bureau, said the plant would supply 9mm, 5.56mm and 7.62mm bullets for pistols and rifles.

The company said it had reached an agreement with the General Headquarters of the UAE Armed Forces to guarantee the supply of small-calibre ammunition when production begins at the plant next year. The company did not reveal how much ammunition the factory was expected to produce, or the total cost of the deal. A Tawazun spokesman said the plant would be developed in partnership with “a globally recognised leader in defence technology”, but did not reveal the company’s partner.

Source: The National

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