Israel Police is looking to replace 15,000 Yericho handguns which are manufactured locally, setting its sights on a weapon built abroad.

Sigsauer, a contender in the tender, lost out to Glock. Sigsauer tried to challenge the results of the decision, stating the company, which is German/Swiss contributes a great deal more to Israel than Glock, which is Austrian. The process has been frozen pending the outcome of the challenge. It should be noted that a company’s contribution to Israel is a major component of the tender.

The company awarded the tender will be providing handguns for Israeli police in the coming 12 years, with each gun costing NIS 1,550.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)