In an interview with MILMAG, the company’s president did not rule out that, under the second phase of the program, some of the weapons could come from Polish factories, with talks on the matter ongoing. The first batch of weapons acquired from Eswatini under the program has already reached the collectors’ market in the EU. In the near future, we can expect new firearms designs, exotic on our market and likely to be a treat for collectors, to appear (Mildat delivered MKE ammunition for the Poland’s FA-50).
Interestingly, Eswatini uses weapons chambered for NATO-standard ammunition, such as 5.56 mm x 45, 7.62 mm x 51, and 9 mm x 19. Eswatini’s armed forces and police are currently undergoing a deep modernization process, while the country itself is developing dynamically, with GDP growth of around 5%, and remains stable.
It is ruled by King Mswati III, who has been on the throne for 40 years. His predecessor and father, Sobhuza II, who reigned for 82 years, was the longest-reigning monarch in the world. The current king is therefore the second monarch to have sat on the throne since the Victorian era (British Queen Victoria reigned for almost 64 years in comparison).
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