Military Africa published on 28 June 2023 an article titled "Algeria Embarks on Manufacturing Heavy Chinese Weaponry."
Algeria has entered into a partnership with China that will enable it to manufacture heavy Chinese weaponry under license. The weapons include the CS/LM5 and CS/LM12-M1 multi-barrel rotary machine guns and the LG5/QLU-11 automatic grenade launcher. Algeria intends to become self-reliant in producing advanced weaponry.
