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IFAR 22 assault rifle undergoes Defense Ministry’s testing
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A member of the Defense Ministry Research and Development Agency (Balitbang) conducts an accuracy test for PT Republik Armamen Industri's IFAR 22 5.56mm bullpup assault rifle prototype at Balitbang's laboratory in Batujajar district, West Bandung regency, West Java, on March 24. (PT Republik Armamen Industri/-)
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he Defense Ministry’s Research and Development Agency (Balitbang) conducted a series of functionality tests on the prototype IFAR 22 assault rifle at its laboratory in Batujajar district, West Bandung regency, West Java, private arms maker PT Republik Armamen Industri said in a statement on March 24.
The company said IFAR 22 was its first bullpup assault rifle, which uses a gas piston system with a weight of 3.6 kilogram for rifle with 16-inch barrel and 3.7 kg for 20-inch barrel with a caliber of 5.56mm.
Bullpup refers to a firearm configuration where the mechanism and magazine are located behind the trigger, as opposed to in front of the trigger in conventional configuration.
Republik Armamen Industri director Baskoro Gondokusumo said the Indonesian defense industry kept developing after various forms of cooperation between the government and private defense industry.
“The IFAR 22 test is one of our early efforts to be independent in national defense,” he said as quoted in the statement.
“This prototype is a very good starting point for our country to start producing our own weapons in the future.”
