Israel Weapon Industries, part of SK Group, and Artillerie Inrichtingen Armaments will cooperate so AIA can manufacture and assemble the ARAD 5 rifle and the NEGEV UX at a factory AIA will establish in the Netherlands. IWI will furnish the designs, technical knowledge, and production methods, while AIA builds the plant plus the systems for supply and after-sales support. Officials said the project would give the Netherlands lasting local production, skills, and lifecycle support while expanding its defense industrial base. SK Group Vice Chairman Ronen Hamudot framed the work as placing established weapon platforms in a new industrial environment. AIA CEO Gerard Zondervan said the country requires the capacity to make and maintain the systems its security relies on.