STV rifle
The STV, short for Súng Trường Việt Nam () or Súng Tiểu liên Việt Nam (, it should be clarified that Vietnam formally designates the AK-class rifles as - SMG while not officially recognizing the AR designation, as well as any definition for assault rifles), is a family of Vietnamese assault rifles. They are products of the Z111 Factory and are chambered in 7.62x39mm. As of 2021, the STV-215 and the STV-380 are the standard issued rifles for the People's Army of Vietnam. They are also used by Vietnam Customs. The STV-022 is reported to be pressed into service. History In 2014, the People's Army of Vietnam adopted the IWI Galil ACE 31/32 as the standard issue rifle. This included a license to manufacture them locally at the Z111 Factory. The factory immediately began modifying the IWI Galil ACE to better suit the local terrain and climate, while also implementing more Kalashnikov parts. This was done to improve familiarity and smoothen the transition from older AK-47 and AKM assault rifles, which were used by Vietnamese soldiers. The modification process was a fusion of the STL-1A and the Galil ACE, this resulted in a prototype rifle named the GK1 and the