FX-05

The FX-05 'Xiuhcoatl' ("Fire Serpent" in Nahuatl) is a Mexican assault rifle, designed and built by the Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército (General Directorate of Military Industry of the Army). It is a completely indiginous design, with all parts being produced within Mexico. The development of the FX-05 began in 2005, and would be headed up by the 'Centro de Investigación Aplicada y Desarrollo Tecnológico de la Industria Militar', or CIADTIM (Center of Applied Research and Technology Development Military Industry). Leading the FX-05 project was General Alfredo Oropeza Garni...