Tavor TAR-21 Fielded By Vietnam Special Forces
Vietnam Navy Special Forces are now being equipped with IMI Tavor TAR-21 rifles.
Skip to 01:00 in the video below …
In the video above the optics mounted have been covered up, which is suspicious. A Vietnamese news website reports them as using EOTech sights. Some non-lethal defense items and services can be exported to Vietnam if a license is granted, although I don’t know if licenses for optics would be approved.
Vietnam has been known to illegally procure optics from the USA. Between 2004 and 2005 at least 55 night vision systems were exported illegally from the USA.
[ Many thanks to Danny for emailing us the info. ]
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As said before, certainly standard UK practice to cover up weaponsights whilst performing drill.
The UK SUSAT is pretty sturdy, but is prone to having the matt paint scuffed off and looking a little shabby. My assumption was that the coverings were there for aesthetic purposes rather than any real concern over damage to the optic.
Many nations' militaries cover up parts of their small arms whilst performing weapons drill/ceremonial duties. I don't see anything suspicious in it.
The US is almost certainly going to relax its defence export restrictions to Vietnam in the near future, there has already been a significant relax already in US export policy since 1994.
Oh, not special force or commando mates. They are Marines, from the 147th Marine Brigade.
http://ttvnol.vcmedia.vn/im...