A Canberra-based defence company will help develop a new "chain-driven machine gun" in the United Arab Emirates, sparking concerns from human rights advocates.Electro Optic Systems will produce a new weapon for the UAE, which has been accused of war crimes in YemenThe Defence Department has declined to say whether the deal complies with Australian treaty obligations
The joint venture aims to produce a highly lethal system that has "lighter weight, improved accuracy, lower stoppage, reduced recoil and enhanced logistic support" for the UAE, which has been accused of war crimes in Yemen.
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)
One minute we’re totally obsessed with them being terrorists, next minute we’re arming them to the teeth. Clearly business takes precedence over security and clearly Yemenis don’t count for anything.
Fine. Make them in Australia
cpyne this is what you wanted, right?
This is outrageous! Australian companies should be building military tech on home soil.
Congrats to EOS 👍
what price is peace ? or is that just a religious thing ?.
UAE is close to Iran UAE weapons from US have leaked to Iran n in Yemen We should stop selling death machines
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