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Israel Weapon Industries

"IWI" redirects here. For other uses, see Iwi (disambiguation).

Israel Weapon Industries
Company typePrivate
IndustryArms/Defense
Founded1933 (1933)
(privatized in 2005)
Headquarters
Kiryat Gat
,
Israel
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsFirearms, weapons
Number of employees
Over 500 in Israel
(excluding overseas)[1]
Websiteiwi.net

Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), formerly the Magen division of the Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI), is an Israeli firearms manufacturer.

It was founded in 1933.[2] Formerly owned by the State of Israel, the Small Arms Division of IMI was privatized and renamed IWI in 2005.

IWI is one of the world's most famous and bestselling military arms manufacturers.[3] The Magen division rose to international prominence in the 1950s, as the creator of the Uzi, of which over 10 million would be produced, netting billions of dollars for the company.[4] Subsequent well known military exports have included the Jericho 941 semi-automatic pistol, Negev light machine gun, Galil assault rifle, Tavor assault rifle, and the DAN .338 sniper rifle.

IWI develops and manufactures guns used by armies and law enforcement agencies around the world.[5]

  1. ^ "The success of the 'Tavor' has taken us by surprise" Amir Rapaport | 10/03/2014
  2. ^ "Israel Military Industries (IMI) - Israel Special Weapons". fas.org. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. ^ From missile boats to machine guns Ora Coren, Dec. 31, 2010, Haaretz
  4. ^ Hackathorn, Ken (1995). "Using the Uzi". Fighting Firearms (Soldier of Fortune) 3 (1): 18–23
  5. ^ Israel Weapon Industries website Archived 2013-04-04 at the Wayback Machine

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