Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Maariv reveals: Tavor - Israeli Rifle in use by US forces in Iraq

Might not be such a scoop, but Maariv - Israeli paper today - reveals that Tavor is being used by US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and it's a source of pride to the Israeli weaponry industry. I couldn't find any photos or news reports acknowledging that on the web. (Maariv is a Hebrew news paper, the link will direct you to a Hebrew article)

For more info on Tavor, check out www.israeli-weapons.com:



Here's a cool Discovery Channel show about the weapon:


P.S.
Did the makers of the sci-fi movie Starship Trooper base their imaginary weapon on the Tavor or did the makers of Tavor "steal" their design from the movie? Just a thought.

(errr... please don't respond - I KNOW IT'S NOT THE TAVOR IN THAT MOVIE... sheesh)
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2 comments:

  1. guest8:36 AM

    There's been a bullpup assault rifle since before the making of starship trooper, so I don't think Israel steal any design from a movie

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  2. shawarmamayor8:37 AM

    Obviously not - that WAS A JOKE! The movie was barely noticed, no one would steal a design from a crappy plastic prop in a movie flop that few have watched.

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