Israeli company Ari Arms has begun making OR-4 rifles in Azerbaijan through a joint venture with the Ministry of Defence Industry and Iqlim Scientific Production Enterprise. The government-owned plant, previously limited to Kalashnikov-pattern rifles, now handles the country's first local output of Western-style firearms, with Ari Arms providing the technology for a contract covering tens of thousands of rifles worth tens of millions of dollars.

Minister Vugar Mustafayev presented the first rifle at ADEX to President Ilham Aliyev and Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov, as First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva attended the inauguration with owners Avihai Stolero and Oren Ankonina. Azerbaijan required on-site production to secure Western technology, matching Ari Arms work with governments on local manufacturing after the firm reached about 60 employees, more than doubled capacity, won an IDF M4 tender, and pursued deals in the Philippines, Albania and Israeli marksman rifles.