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FARA 83
The FARA 83 ( es, Fusil Automático República Argentina; "Argentine Republic Automatic Rifle") or FAA 81, "Argentine Automatic Rifle" ( es, Fusil Automático Argentino) was a rifle locally designed and developed for the Argentine Army in the 1980s. It is one of the first indigenously designed assault rifles in the continent. Development The FAA project started in the early 1980s, when the government was still controlled by the National Reorganization Process. The DGFM (General Government Directorate for Military Procurements, or ''Dirección General de Fabricaciones Militares'') ordered a replacement be designed for the FMAP FAL, a FN FAL license-built in Argentina. The prototype was completed in 1981, but production didn't start until 1984, and continued until 1990. By the late 1980s, under Carlos Menem's tenure as president, the country was undergoing economic difficulties. The economic crisis severely limited the production of modern weapons. This factor forced President Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Condor (Argentine Missile)
The Argentine Condor missile was a multinational space research program started in the 1970s. It involved significant contract work being performed by German company MBB (now a group within Daimler AG), but later developed into a ballistic missiles program. Condor I The original Condor had little military capability but helped build expertise later used for the ''Alacrán'' missile program. The Alacrán program developed a functional short-range ballistic missile. Specifications (Condor I) * Length: * Maximum diameter: * Stages: 1 * Fuel: HTPB * Guidance system: inertial * Apogee: * Range: * Payload: Alacrán (Condor IAIII) The Alacrán missile was a short range ballistic missile derived from the Condor Missile Program. Derived from the Condor IAIII prototype, the Alacrán missile had shorter stabilization fins, an inertial guidance system, and a 1000CAP1 cluster warhead. Specifications (Condor IAIII - Alacrán) * Length: * Maximum diameter: * Stages: 1 * Fuel: H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rifles Of Argentina
A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves (rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus on accuracy, rifles are typically designed to be held with both hands and braced firmly against the shooter's shoulder via a buttstock for stability during shooting. Rifles are used extensively in warfare, law enforcement, hunting, shooting sports, and crime. The term was originally ''rifled gun'', with the verb ''rifle'' referring to the early modern machining process of creating groovings with cutting tools. By the 20th century, the weapon had become so common that the modern noun ''rifle'' is now often used for any long-shaped handheld ranged weapon designed for well-aimed discharge activated by a trigger (e.g., personnel halting and stimulation response rifle, which is actually a laser dazzler). Like all typical firearms, a rifle's projectile (bullet) is propelled by the contained deflagrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
