FX-05 Xiuhcoatl
| FX-05 Xiuhcoatl | |
|---|---|
Second-generation FX-05 assault rifle. | |
| Type | Assault rifle Carbine |
| Place of origin | Mexico |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2008–present |
| Used by | Mexican Armed Forces |
| Wars | Mexican Drug War |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 2005 |
| Manufacturer | Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército |
| Unit cost | 10,000 Pesos ($USD 520 - 2019) |
| Produced | 2005–present |
| No. built | 44,000 (2005) 111,000 (2014) 121,000 (by 2018) |
| Variants | Assault rifle Carbine Short Carbine Sharpshooter |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.05 kg (8.9 lb) (Assault rifle) 3.85 kg (8.5 lb) kg (Carbine) |
| Length | Assault Rifle: 1,000 mm (39.4 in) stock extended / 740 mm (29.1 in) stock folded Carbine: 760 mm (29.9 in) stock extended / 500 mm (19.7 in) mm stock folded |
| Barrel length | 460 mm (18.1 in) 273 mm (10.7 in) |
| Width | 56 mm (2.2 in) |
| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO |
| Action | Gas-operated, rotating bolt |
| Rate of fire | 720-850 rounds/min Carbine: 760-900 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 956 m/s (3,136 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 200–600 m approx with sight adjustment |
| Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | Iron sights Picatinny rail for mounting aiming optics on receiver Removable integrated optical sight/carry handle |
The FX-05 Xiuhcoatl ("Fire Serpent", literally "Turquoise-Serpent" in Classical Nahuatl,) is a Mexican assault rifle, designed and built by the Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército (General Directorate of Military Industry of the Army) through the Fabricas Militares (Military Factory). The rifle was officially presented in the military parade on September 16, 2006, in the hands of the Special Forces Airmobile Group, GAFE (Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales).
The design was coordinated by the Centro de Investigación Aplicada y Desarrollo Tecnológico de la Industria Militar or CIADTIM (Center of Applied Research and Technology Development Military Industry) and SEDENA and all of its parts are built in Mexico. According to the director of the DGIM, Otilio Ramírez Serrano, by July 2019 approximately 155,000 rifles have been produced.
The FX-05 is distributed among the Mexican Armed Forces, and the military industry is aiming to produce 30,000 per year.