From what I understand this is a weapon that the Israeli military doesn't want. It is very expensive to produce. They prefer to buy the M16, or its variant.
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[From what I understand this is a weapon that the Israeli military doesn't want. It is very expensive to produce. They prefer to buy the M16, or its variant.]
I don't know if the Israeli military wants these weapons or not, but you are absolutely correct on the expense of this Tavor vs. the M-16 and its variants. Because of the strings attached to our financial aid to Israel, the M-16s are basically free. That's because we mandate that Israel use certain quantities of the aid to purchase American goods.
Also, I'm 99% sure that our mil buys the M4 for $900 or less. The M-16 version was cheaper than that a few years ago and probably still is. The Tavor is $1,000, of which the IDF has to cough up 100%.
I don't know- maybe Israel believes that the home grown rifle is worth the difference in costs? Still, if I never shoot a bullpup again, I'll be very happy.