Small Arms and Light Weapons Archives

Kongsberg Awarded U.S. Army Contract for M153 CROWS Remote Weapon Stations

Kongsberg has been awarded an IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity) frame contract with the U.S. Army for production, system support and

Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons

Russia’s Kalashnikov Group Presents New AK-308 Assault Rifle Prototype

September 11, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Assault rifle, International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2018, JSC Kalashnikov Concern, Kalashnikov AK-103 Assault Rifle, Kalashnikov AK-308, Russia

Russian firearms manufacturer, Kalashnikov Group demonstrated new 7.62 mm assault rifle prototype, the Kalashnikov AK-308, at the International Military-Technical Forum

Asia-Pacific Small Arms and Light Weapons

Saab Receives Australian Army Order for New Carl-Gustaf M4 Multi-Role Weapon System

September 6, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Australia, Australian Army, Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, Recoilless rifle (RCLR), Saab

Saab has received an order for deliveries of the new Carl-Gustaf M4 multi-role weapon system to the Australian Army. The

Americas Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons

German Army Tests G95K Assault Rifle at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground

August 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Assault rifle, German Army (Deutsches Heer), German Special Forces Command (KSK), Germany, Heckler & Koch HK416, U.S. Army, USA, Yuma Proving Ground (YPG)

The German Ministry of Defense has brought the G95K assault rifle to the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) for

Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons

Textron Systems to Develop Prototype for U.S. Army’s Next-Generation Squad Automatic Rifle Program

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Light Machine Gun (LMG), Lightweight Small Arms Technologies (LSAT), M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle (NGSAR), Textron Systems, U.S. Army, USA

Textron Systems received a contract from the U.S. Army to develop a prototype for the Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle

Air Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons

FN Herstal Integrates its Self-Contained Airborne Pod System onto Airbus’ H145M Helicopter

August 6, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters H145M, FN D-Pod, FN Herstal, FN M3P, HForce Generic Weapon System (GWS), Machine gun

Belgium-based firearms manufacturer, FN Herstal integrated its self-contained airborne pod system onto Airbus’ H145M helicopter. This system, demonstrated and qualified

Carl Gustaf M4 Anti-Tank Recoilless Rifle

Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons

Saab Receives Estonian Order for Carl-Gustaf Ammunition

July 21, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, Estonia, Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI), Recoilless rifle (RCLR), Saab, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)

Swedish defence company, Saab has received an order from the Estonian Centre for Defence Investment on ammunition for the Carl-Gustaf

U.S. Army M136E1 (Saab AT4-CS) confined space light anti-armor weapon

Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons

Saab Receives U.S. Army Order for Additional AT4-CS Anti-Armor Weapon Systems

July 17, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Anti-armor weapon, Saab, Saab AT4, U.S. Army, USA

Saab has received a new order from the U.S. Army for additional shoulder-launched AT4-CS RS (Confined Space Reduced Sensitivity) anti-armor

Rheinmetall Variable Tactical Aiming Laser (VTAL)

Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons

Rheinmetall to Supply Laser Light Package for Bundeswehr’s New Special Forces Assault Rifle

July 7, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Assault rifle, BAAINBw, German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), German Army (Deutsches Heer), German Special Forces Command (KSK), Heckler & Koch HK416, Laser Aiming Device, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Soldier Electronics (RSE)

Germany’s procurement authority, the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-service Support (BAAINBw), has awarded Rheinmetall a contract

Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons

FN Herstal Develops New Comprehensive FN Airborne Digital Suite

July 7, 2018July 7, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Belgium, FN Airborne Digital Suite, FN D-Pod, FN Herstal

Belgium-based FN Herstal, one of the world’s leading firearms manufacturers, has developed a new comprehensive FN Airborne Digital Suite to

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