Tag: Israel Weapon Industries

Designed through the time span of 1991 to 2001 by Zalman Shebs from the Israel Military Industries (IMI) Tavor, also called as TAR 21, is being manufactured since 2001 by the Israel Weapon Industries. Tavor is a bullpup assault rifle in service with the law enforcement and military agencies worldwide. It has almost become an essential element of modern warfare with its various variants that are in production along with the basic design. Tavor has variants like GTAR 21, CTAR 21, STAR 21, MTAR 21 and TC 21.

MTAR 21 is designated as the Micro Tavor and X 95 is a very compact weapon for special purposes. It at times defeats the basic Tavor in popularity and efficiency. MTAR 21 itself has other variants like Zittara, X 95L, X95S, X 95R and X95 SMG.

The Tavor fires 5.56×45mm NATO cartridges and operates with a selective firing system which allows to choose between automatic and semi-automatic firing mode. However every aspect of specification and combination changes with the model and variant. Each variant fires specific type of ammo and varies in weight, length and even feed system. Since its inception Tavor or TAR 21 has fought in wars like Operation Defensive Shield, Operation Summer Rains, Second Lebanon War, Operation Hot Winter, Gaza War, Operation Protective Edge, Colombian armed conflict, South Ossetia War and Cambodian-Thai stand-off.