On the commemoration of the anniversary of Independence, La Secretaria de la defensa Nacional(Sedena) will exhibit the first gun made in Mexico by the war industry, is weapon FX-05 Xihuacóatl. In little more than half century a firearm of high caliber had not been made in Mexico, until the FX-05, rifle that shoots 750 bullets per minute at a speed of 910 meters per second.
The Sedena bought the guns calibrates 7,62 millimeters in Germany and when developing its own one arms the expenses were reduced until in four times.
New rifle is certified under the standards of the Treaty Organization of North Atlantic (NATO) and after being proven in May last in climates and reliefs of the country, already its serial production has been authorized. In order to replace foreign gun HK G-3 it calibrates 7,62 xs 51 millimeters that at the moment the troops use, the Sedena occurred to the task of looking for a weapon updated in technology, slighter and durable.
To suppliers of the European Union minor was in charge to him rifle of the ammunition with a weight 50%, to allow that the load of the soldier is duplicated. Thus the request was done of a gun that shot bullets calibrates 5,56 xs 45 millimeters. The German company Heckler und Koch presented/displayed to the National defense a supply to him of 63 million euros, little more than 945 million pesos by the integral project of transference of technology for the manufacture of a gun with those dimensions. When making its own rifle, the Defense managed to reduce the costs to 100 million pesos.
The German company quoted in 295 million pesos the machinery and equipment to develop the weapon, while the Army less considered that acquiring the technology directly and to make it own it meant a spent of 48 million, that is to say, 83%. Before the difference of costs and budgets, the war industry developed the project FX-05 that passage gave to the new gun, that uses 30 cartridges in each shipper, rate of fire of 700 to 750 firings per minute and has two versions: short length and. The Mexican design of the weapon includes sight by telescope and mechanical; tube forged in cold; folding and adjustable butt; as well as a shot selector . The cartridges in plastic material of high durability reduce the possibility that the bullets are obstructed.
The Sedena bought the guns calibrates 7,62 millimeters in Germany and when developing its own one arms the expenses were reduced until in four times.
New rifle is certified under the standards of the Treaty Organization of North Atlantic (NATO) and after being proven in May last in climates and reliefs of the country, already its serial production has been authorized. In order to replace foreign gun HK G-3 it calibrates 7,62 xs 51 millimeters that at the moment the troops use, the Sedena occurred to the task of looking for a weapon updated in technology, slighter and durable.
To suppliers of the European Union minor was in charge to him rifle of the ammunition with a weight 50%, to allow that the load of the soldier is duplicated. Thus the request was done of a gun that shot bullets calibrates 5,56 xs 45 millimeters. The German company Heckler und Koch presented/displayed to the National defense a supply to him of 63 million euros, little more than 945 million pesos by the integral project of transference of technology for the manufacture of a gun with those dimensions. When making its own rifle, the Defense managed to reduce the costs to 100 million pesos.
The German company quoted in 295 million pesos the machinery and equipment to develop the weapon, while the Army less considered that acquiring the technology directly and to make it own it meant a spent of 48 million, that is to say, 83%. Before the difference of costs and budgets, the war industry developed the project FX-05 that passage gave to the new gun, that uses 30 cartridges in each shipper, rate of fire of 700 to 750 firings per minute and has two versions: short length and. The Mexican design of the weapon includes sight by telescope and mechanical; tube forged in cold; folding and adjustable butt; as well as a shot selector . The cartridges in plastic material of high durability reduce the possibility that the bullets are obstructed.