Home›Small Arms And Sidearms›Rifles and Carbines›Assault Rifles›of the Middle East and AfricaGroupAssault Rifles of the Middle East and AfricaThis is a child group of Assault Rifles, collecting the Small Arms And Sidearms subcategory's assault rifles whose own record traces them to a Middle Eastern or African country, none reaching five members on its own within this split: Turkey (the Kale KCR and MKE MPT), South Africa (the Vektor CR-21 and R4), the United Arab Emirates (the CAR 816, produced by Caracal International in Abu Dhabi) and Iran (the KH-2002). These four countries' own domestic and export rifle programs are grouped together as a single regional bucket rather than as four separate one- or two-member groups, each too small on its own to stand as a genuine subtype group under this split.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsShort LabelWell-attestedof the Middle East and AfricaShort LabelWell-attestedof the Middle East and AfricaComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1980 1Browse ByAll Assault Rifles of the Middle East and AfricaAssault Rifles of the Middle East and Africa6 entriesAssault Rifles of the Middle East and AfricaFilter Results6 entriesWeapon ClassAllRifle (4)Small Arm (2)Weapon FamilyAllAssault Rifles (6)Assault Rifles of the Middle East and Africa (6)Rifles and Carbines (6)Introduced EraAll1980 (1)1997 (1)2004 (1)2014 (2)2018 (1)ManufacturerAllCaracal International (1)Defense Industries Organization (1)Denel Land Systems (2)Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (1)OperatorAllIslamic Republic of Iran Army (1)Turkish Armed Forces (1)CaliberAll5.56x45mm NATO (6)6.8x51mm (1)7.62x51mm NATO (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (5)Country of OriginAllIran (1)South Africa (2)Turkey (2)United Arab Emirates (1)Wars Used InAllBurundian Civil War (1)Rwandan Civil War (1)South African Border War (1)Syrian Civil War (1)Yemeni Civil War (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6CAR 816Small Arms And Sidearms1 linkKale KCRSmall Arms And SidearmsKH-2002Small Arms And Sidearms1 linkMKE MPTSmall Arms And Sidearms2 linksVektor CR-21Small Arms And SidearmsVektor R4Small Arms And Sidearms3 linksSources1. Wikipedia: Vektor R4tier 2WikipediaInfobox: serviceQuote, Infobox: service1980-presentView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.