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==Design==
==Design==
The KH-2002 features a four-position fire selector lever which is situated toward the rear of the left side butt-stock behind magazine housing with the M16-type magazine release button on the right side of the magazine housing.<ref name="WAR1">The World's Assault Rifles by Johnson and Nelson, Page 714.</ref><ref name="MF">{{cite web|url=http://modernfirearms.net/en/assault-rifles/iran-assault-rifles/khaybar-kh2002-eng/|title=Modern Firearms' Khaybar KH2002 Page|date=27 October 2010 |access-date=2018-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312161056/http://modernfirearms.net/en/assault-rifles/iran-assault-rifles/khaybar-kh2002-eng/|archive-date=2018-03-12|url-status=live}}</ref> The weapon is not entirely ambidextrous since the ejection port is located on the right side of the rifle.<ref name="MT"/> It uses the globally proliferate [[STANAG magazine]] and is typically fitted with 20- or 30-round magazines.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zonwar.ru/avtomat/Khaybar_KH2002.html |title=Штурмовая винтовка Khaybar KH 2002 |access-date=2019-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228130501/http://zonwar.ru/avtomat/Khaybar_KH2002.html |archive-date=2019-02-28 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The KH-2002 features a four-position fire selector lever which is situated toward the rear of the left side butt-stock behind magazine housing with the M16-type magazine release button on the right side of the magazine housing.{{sfnp|Johnson|Nelson|2016|p=714}}<ref name="MF">{{cite web|url=http://modernfirearms.net/en/assault-rifles/iran-assault-rifles/khaybar-kh2002-eng/|title=Modern Firearms' Khaybar KH2002 Page|date=27 October 2010 |access-date=2018-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312161056/http://modernfirearms.net/en/assault-rifles/iran-assault-rifles/khaybar-kh2002-eng/|archive-date=2018-03-12|url-status=live}}</ref> The weapon is not entirely ambidextrous since the ejection port is located on the right side of the rifle.<ref name="MT"/> It uses the globally proliferate [[STANAG magazine]] and is typically fitted with 20- or 30-round magazines.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zonwar.ru/avtomat/Khaybar_KH2002.html |title=Штурмовая винтовка Khaybar KH 2002 |access-date=2019-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228130501/http://zonwar.ru/avtomat/Khaybar_KH2002.html |archive-date=2019-02-28 |url-status=live }}</ref>


The selector offers semi-automatic, fully automatic and three-round burst options,<ref name="SA"/> with the safety selection in the forward position.<ref name="WAR2">The World's Assault Rifles by Johnson and Nelson, Page 1291.</ref> It operates as a gas operated, rotating bolt-type rifle.<ref name="AR"/> The KH-2002 can be outfitted with an AK-type bayonet.<ref name="SRAR"/>
The selector offers semi-automatic, fully automatic and three-round burst options,<ref name="SA"/> with the safety selection in the forward position.{{sfnp|Johnson|Nelson|2016|p=1291}} It operates as a gas operated, rotating bolt-type rifle.<ref name="AR"/> The KH-2002 can be outfitted with an AK-type bayonet.<ref name="SRAR"/>


The [[Defense Industries Organization|DIO]] promotes the KH-2002 as a "low-recoil, highly accurate, lightweight" weapon, with "modular construction for easy maintenance" and a rotating bolt locking mechanism, presumably designed to facilitate ambidextrous firing, protected under a carrying handle that contains the rear sight.<ref name="DIO"/> The carrying handle can also be used to mount optical or night sights.<ref name="Modlex">{{cite web|url=http://www.diomil.ir/en/aig.aspx?search_id=askh2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927075705/http://www.diomil.ir/en/aig.aspx?search_id=askh2002|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 September 2007|title=AIG|date=27 September 2007}}</ref>
The [[Defense Industries Organization|DIO]] promotes the KH-2002 as a "low-recoil, highly accurate, lightweight" weapon, with "modular construction for easy maintenance" and a rotating bolt locking mechanism, presumably designed to facilitate ambidextrous firing, protected under a carrying handle that contains the rear sight.<ref name="DIO"/> The carrying handle can also be used to mount optical or night sights.<ref name="Modlex">{{cite web|url=http://www.diomil.ir/en/aig.aspx?search_id=askh2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927075705/http://www.diomil.ir/en/aig.aspx?search_id=askh2002|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 September 2007|title=AIG|date=27 September 2007}}</ref>


The weight of the KH-2002 with the long barrel and an empty 30-round magazine is given as 3.7&nbsp;kg. The weapon can also be fitted with an optional bipod and a bayonet.<ref name="DIO"/><ref name="Modlex"/> Field stripping the rifle is most likely based on the M16.<ref name="WAR2"/>
The weight of the KH-2002 with the long barrel and an empty 30-round magazine is given as 3.7&nbsp;kg. The weapon can also be fitted with an optional bipod and a bayonet.<ref name="DIO"/><ref name="Modlex"/> Field stripping the rifle is most likely based on the M16.{{sfnp|Johnson|Nelson|2016|p=1291}}


The Sama-type rifle has improvements made over initial production models such as having a longer carry handle to accommodate longer optics or scopes when it was released in 2009.<ref name="SRAR"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/210912/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%87-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA|title=تولید انبوه و استقبال نیروهای مسلح از"سلاح خیبر"+جزئیات|date=30 April 2013|access-date=12 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313031718/https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/210912/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%87-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA|archive-date=13 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Other improvements include a foregrip extension below the barrel to better handle the rifle, two picatinny rails on the receiver were included and the bolt carrier design changed to fit the ejection port.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gunsandammo.com/military-law-enforcement/khaybar-irans-5-56mm-assault-rifle/|title=Khaybar: Iran's 5.56mm Assault Rifle – Guns & Ammo|date=9 November 2017|access-date=12 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313031520/http://www.gunsandammo.com/military-law-enforcement/khaybar-irans-5-56mm-assault-rifle/|archive-date=13 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
The Sama-type rifle has improvements made over initial production models such as having a longer carry handle to accommodate longer optics or scopes when it was released in 2009.<ref name="SRAR"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/210912/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%87-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA|title=تولید انبوه و استقبال نیروهای مسلح از"سلاح خیبر"+جزئیات|date=30 April 2013|access-date=12 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313031718/https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/210912/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%87-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA|archive-date=13 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Other improvements include a foregrip extension below the barrel to better handle the rifle, two picatinny rails on the receiver were included and the bolt carrier design changed to fit the ejection port.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gunsandammo.com/military-law-enforcement/khaybar-irans-5-56mm-assault-rifle/|title=Khaybar: Iran's 5.56mm Assault Rifle – Guns & Ammo|date=9 November 2017|access-date=12 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313031520/http://www.gunsandammo.com/military-law-enforcement/khaybar-irans-5-56mm-assault-rifle/|archive-date=13 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

Revision as of 16:42, 29 May 2023

KH-2002
File:KH-2002.jpg
TypeBullpup assault rifle
Place of originIran
Service history
In service2004–present
Used byIslamic Republic of Iran Army in limited numbers (Primary User)[1]
See Users for more details
Production history
Designed2001
ManufacturerDefense Industries Organization
Produced2003–2012
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Mass3.7kg (with long barrel and empty 30-round magazine)
Length780 mm, 730 mm, 680 mm (Assault Rifle, Carbine, DMR)
Cartridge5.56×45mm NATO
Caliber5.56mm
ActionGas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire800 to 850 round/min, cyclic
Muzzle velocity900 to 950 m/s
Effective firing range450 m
Feed systemVarious STANAG Magazines
SightsIron sights
Various scopes/sights can be attached on the picatinny rail via carry handle.
Two picatinny rails on both sides of upper receiver (Sama model only)

The KH-2002 Khaybar (Template:Lang-fa Khayber) is an Iranian-designed assault rifle, derived from the DIO S 5.56 assault rifle (an unlicensed clone of the Chinese Norinco CQ, which in turn is an unlicensed copy of the American M16) and further developed by Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO).[2][3] It was designed in 2001 with samples produced in 2003 with the eventual production of the KH2002 commencing in 2004. It is similar in appearance to the FAMAS.[4]

Its improved version, released in 2009, was known as "Sama" (Template:Lang-fa).[2][5]

History

Brig. Gen. Ali Shushtari with the KH-2002.

In the early 2000s, Iran was testing prototypes of G3 battle rifles made under license for the Iranian military in bullpup configurations to test their feasibility.[5] This was later dropped in favor of a similar weapon that's chambered in 5.56 NATO.[5]

According to a Global Security Studies report, it was observed that Venezuela received 18,000 KH-2002s sold to them by Iran in 2007.[6] In the same year, an investigation was carried out in Uruguay in an attempt to bring KH-2002s into the country through Venezuela, which was a violation of UN embargo rules against Iran, according to reports in the Washington Times.[7] According to the article, all 18,000 rifles and 15,000 rounds of Iranian-made 5.56mm NATO ammunition were confiscated.[7]

In 2008, Iran had sent ten samples of the KH-2002 to Syria in order to compete for a potential contract with the Syrian Army against the AK-74M.[8] Eight KH-2002s used in field tests jammed numerous times, leaving two of them in working condition.[8]

It has been suggested that production of the KH-2002 was discontinued in 2012 after DIO was unable to find customers willing to buy the assault rifle.[9][8]

Design

The KH-2002 features a four-position fire selector lever which is situated toward the rear of the left side butt-stock behind magazine housing with the M16-type magazine release button on the right side of the magazine housing.[10][11] The weapon is not entirely ambidextrous since the ejection port is located on the right side of the rifle.[1] It uses the globally proliferate STANAG magazine and is typically fitted with 20- or 30-round magazines.[12]

The selector offers semi-automatic, fully automatic and three-round burst options,[3] with the safety selection in the forward position.[13] It operates as a gas operated, rotating bolt-type rifle.[2] The KH-2002 can be outfitted with an AK-type bayonet.[5]

The DIO promotes the KH-2002 as a "low-recoil, highly accurate, lightweight" weapon, with "modular construction for easy maintenance" and a rotating bolt locking mechanism, presumably designed to facilitate ambidextrous firing, protected under a carrying handle that contains the rear sight.[4] The carrying handle can also be used to mount optical or night sights.[14]

The weight of the KH-2002 with the long barrel and an empty 30-round magazine is given as 3.7 kg. The weapon can also be fitted with an optional bipod and a bayonet.[4][14] Field stripping the rifle is most likely based on the M16.[13]

The Sama-type rifle has improvements made over initial production models such as having a longer carry handle to accommodate longer optics or scopes when it was released in 2009.[5][15] Other improvements include a foregrip extension below the barrel to better handle the rifle, two picatinny rails on the receiver were included and the bolt carrier design changed to fit the ejection port.[16]

According to an October 2013 report by SIPRI, it's suggested that China may have provided technical assistance to Iranian engineers in designing the rifle.[17]

Variants

The variants consisted of the following:[1]

  • Assault Rifle: Standard barrel based on the M16A1.
  • Carbine: Has a short barrel and no front sight.
  • DMR: Has a longer barrel.

Users

Current operators

  •  Iran: Used in limited numbers.

Failed contracts

  •  Syria: DIO competed with the KH-2002 against the AK-74M, which failed due to numerous jamming incidents.[8]
  •  Uruguay: A smuggling attempt was made by CAVIM and MODLEX (Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces Logistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran) officials in a bid to supply the Uruguayan military with new assault rifles to secure a potential contract, which failed.[18][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c ARG. "KH-2002 Khaybar Assault Rifle - Military-Today.com". www.military-today.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  2. ^ a b c Administrator. "Iranian-made KH-2002 Kyaybar 5.56mm bullpup assault rifle enters in service Iranian army 0901144". www.armyrecognition.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  3. ^ a b "Khaybar KH2002". Archived from the original on 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  4. ^ a b c "DIO KH2002 / Khaybar". Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Iranian 5.56mm Rifles: From S5.56 to Masaaf – Silah Report". Silah Report. Archived from the original on 2021-10-04.
  6. ^ "Iran's Foothold in Latin America" (PDF). globalsecuritystudies.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  7. ^ a b c "Uruguay caught buying Iran arms". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  8. ^ a b c d "From Russia with Love, Syria's AK-74Ms – bellingcat". 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Updated: The Assault Rifles Of The Near Future". 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  10. ^ Johnson & Nelson (2016), p. 714.
  11. ^ "Modern Firearms' Khaybar KH2002 Page". 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  12. ^ "Штурмовая винтовка Khaybar KH 2002". Archived from the original on 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  13. ^ a b Johnson & Nelson (2016), p. 1291.
  14. ^ a b "AIG". 27 September 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  15. ^ "تولید انبوه و استقبال نیروهای مسلح از"سلاح خیبر"+جزئیات". 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  16. ^ "Khaybar: Iran's 5.56mm Assault Rifle – Guns & Ammo". 9 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  17. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2018-08-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ "Denuncian triangulación de armas Irán-Venezuela-Uruguay". 16 August 2007. Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-13.

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