Galil Córdova

Indumil Galil Córdova[1] is an assault rifle designed and developed by the Colombian military industry, based on the previous version, the Galil AR. It is the main assault rifle of the Colombian Armed Forces and the Colombian National Police.

Galil Córdova
Place of origin Colombia
Service history
In service2015–present
WarsColombian conflict
Production history
DesignerIndumil
DesignedColombian military industry
ManufacturerIndumil (Colombia)
VariantsCórdova 8", 13" y 18"

The Galil is the most developed arms patent that the Colombian military industry has had. Nearly 25 specialized engineers and a thousand operatives are dedicated in Indumil to the production and improvement of the rifle for the national and foreign Armed Forces.[2]

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The Galil Córdova arises from the need to modernize 400,000 rifles of the Colombian Armed Forces. First, a modernization kit of the Galil SAR, AR rifle was developed, easy to assemble and changed in the weapon, to improve its current characteristics. , allowing to adapt tactical combat accessories (sights, flashlights, laser, second grip) and improve ergonomics and user comfort through a telescopic stock.3

Once the Galil AR rifle was updated with the Conversion Kit, the need arose to carry out a second update to the weapon, improving some of its technical characteristics (weight, barrel length, caliber, rate of fire and ergonomics), making it also an urban defense tactical rifle adapted to the current security needs of Colombia.[3]

Army of Colombian
Galil Cordova
Users of the Colombian Galil in Latin America

History

How did the Russian kalashnikov rifle become the iconic Galil of Colombia?

The rifle was designed in 1969 by Yisrael Galil of Israel, from whom it bears his name. The weapon is based on the Finnish Valmet RK 62 assault rifle, which, in turn, was a high-quality variant of the Soviet AK-47 Kalashnikov; Galil copies the working mechanism from his prototype. Likewise, the design took into account the achievements of other contemporary models, for example, the Belgian FN FAL took the folding stock and bayonet.

Indeed, and with the escalation of the Colombian conflict, and the restrictions on the sale of arms and spare parts from manufacturing countries, the government was forced to find a supplier that would satisfy not only the demands of the conflict, but also guarantee the continuous supply of new material, spare parts, but and more importantly, the transfer of technology.

Finally, Israel decides to standardize its infantry armament, around the COLT M family rifles and carbines, giving up the production of the Galil and selling the patent, as well as assembly equipment to the Colombian state company (Indumil) in 1994.5

However, it was always a wish of the Army General Inspectorate to be able to have a weapon that would adapt many of the experiences acquired in combat, and the characteristics of the Colombian infant. Studies in this regard showed that the best options for this were the Galil rifle and the Colt M4 carbine. From the particularities of these two weapons, as well as from the experience and in addition to the capacity of the national military industry, the Galil ACE rifle finally emerges in Indumil. (Advertised at a production rate close to 44,000 units x year.)

In 2015, in order to expand the product portfolio of the Military Industry, Indumil developed a prototype, the semi-automatic Galil AR, with a six-position retractable stock, innovating in such a way that the customer benefits from different products for the application that require.

Once the Galil AR rifle was updated with the Conversion Kit, the need arose to carry out a second update to the weapon, improving some of its technical characteristics (weight, barrel length, caliber, rate of fire and ergonomics). Galil Córdova rifle.

Users

See also

References
  1. "Indumil Galil Córdova". Indumil.
  2. "Galil, el Israelita más Colombiano". Indumil (in Español).CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "Indumil Informe de Gestión 2017" (PDF). Indumil (in Español).CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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