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Turkish Firm Picks Florida For New Small-Arms Factory

November 08 2022

USA
Turkey

Turkish defense firm Samsun Yurt Savunma (SYS) has announced plans to open a new weapons factory in the U.S., reports the Daily Sabah (Istanbul).

The factory in Florida will produce CANiK brand light weapons.

Construction is scheduled to conclude in February 2023 with all machinery to be installed in March. Production is slated to begin in the second quarter of 2023.

Production capacity will begin at 8,000 units per month and gradually increase to 15,000 during 2023, said SYS...

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