page_title: IWI ACE
section_title: Users
hierarchical_section_title: IWI ACE / Users
caption_attribution_description: Español: VII Cumbre Alianza del Pacífico
context_page_description: The IWI Galil ACE is a family of rifles developed and originally manufactured by an Israeli firearm manufacturer, Israel Military Industries of Ramat HaSharon, now produced by Israel Weapon Industries, and also produced under license by Indumil, FAMAE, RPC Fort and Z111 Factory. It is produced in three different calibres; 5.56×45mm NATO, 7.62×39mm and 7.62×51mm NATO.
  The ACE family is based upon the mechanism of the IMI Galil, but using a modernised design and materials to increase its accuracy and lower its weight, while maintaining the Galil's ergonomics, ease of maintenance and reliability under battle conditions. Emphasis was placed in particular in increasing its reliability and accuracy under adverse or battlefield conditions.
  It is the main standard-issue assault rifle of the Colombian Army, Navy, Air Force and Colombian Police, the Chilean Army, and of the People's Army of Vietnam.
context_section_description:  Argentina: ACE-N 22 used by the Argentine Federal Police.
   Cameroon: In service with Battalion d'intervention rapide.
   Chad
   Chile: Selected as the Chilean Army's new 5.56 mm standard-issue rifle. In 2014, the ACE began to be deployed in the Chilean Army.
   Colombia: Is the new standard-issue assault rifle of the Army, Navy (including Colombian Marine Corps), Air Force and Police of Colombia. Manufactured by an agreement between Indumil and IWI for export markets in Colombia.
   El Salvador
   Guatemala: 3,000 ACE 31s used by the Guatemalan Police.
   Haiti: Used by certain Haitian police officers.
   Honduras: ACE 21 used by the Honduran Army, Air Force, Military Police and National Police of Honduras.
   Laos: Laos received Vietnamese-made Galil ACEs in January 2019.
   Ivory Coast
   Mexico: Used by certain personnel of the Federal Police.
   Nigeria
   Panamá: Used by the National Border Service (SENAFRONT).
   Paraguay: Used by the special forces of the Paraguayan National Police against insurgents in the north and in major drug operations on the Brazil–Paraguay border.
   Peru: The Peruvian government has plans to produce the ACE under license, establishing a factory to produce up to 2000 rifles per month.
   Philippines: Philippine National Police uses the ACE 22N as one of its major assault rifles as of 2018. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency use both the ACE-21N and ACE-22N. The Philippine Coast Guard received more than 4,000 units of ACE 21N in March 2020.
   South Sudan: Used by the South Sudanese Armed Forces. Chambered in 7.62×39mm cartridge.
   Uganda: Galil ACES chambered in 7.62×39mm cartridge.
   Ukraine: Produced under license since August 2014 by RPC Fort; ACE 22 as the “Fort-227”, ACE 31 as the “Fort-228”, and ACE 52 as the “Fort-229”.
   Vietnam: ACE 31 and 32 have been selected as the standard-issue assault rifles in the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), to gradually replace their current AK-47-derived weapons. IWI has established a $100 million factory in Vietnam, to produce an unspecified number of Galil ACE assault rifles for the PAVN. All ACEs used in Vietnam have the charging handles located at the right side of the rifle and replaced the Galil ACE handguards with a traditional Galil-style handguards with Picatinny rail on top, replaced standard ACE buttstock with FN-FAL Paratrooper stock, with modifications for simpler production and ease of use, the original fire selector replaced with AK-style fire selector. The new rifle has its new designations STV-215 and STV-380, the number indicated barrel length. During the test, the gun muzzle velocity reached 715m/s.
caption: The Colombian Police armed with the ACE 22.
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