Small Arms and Light Weapons

Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons 

USSOCOM Completes Safety Certification of SIG SAUER MG 338 Machine Guns

January 15, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments .338 Norma Magnum, Light Machine Gun (LMG), Machine gun, SIG Sauer, SIG SAUER MG 338, Suppressor, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), USA

The United States Special Operation Command (USSOCOM), working closely with SIG SAUER, has completed a safety certification of the new

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Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons 

FN Announces New Caliber Option for FN SCAR 20S Precision Rifle

January 14, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 6.5 Creedmoor, Designated marksman rifle (DMR), FN Herstal, FN SCAR, FN SCAR 20S, USA

FN America, LLC announced that the popular FN SCAR 20S long-range, precision rifle, released in 2018, is now available in

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Americas Industry Small Arms and Light Weapons 

Global Ordnance, Arex Sign Exclusive US Distribution Agreement

January 9, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Arex d.o.o., Global Ordnance, USA

Global Ordnance LLC and Slovenia’s Arex d.o.o. signed an agreement on Dec. 16 naming Global Ordnance as the sole and

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Europe Missiles Small Arms and Light Weapons 

MBDA Awarded Contract to Supply Enforcer Missile Systems to German Armed Forces

January 2, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments BAAINBw, German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), German Army (Deutsches Heer), Germany, MBDA Enforcer, MBDA Missile Systems

MBDA has been awarded a contract by the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)

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Middle East Small Arms and Light Weapons 

Elbit Systems Awarded $144M Israeli MOD Contract for Small Caliber Ammunition

January 1, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Elbit Systems, Israel, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Small-Caliber Ammunition

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract for the supply of small caliber ammunition to the

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Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons 

Rosoboronexport Concludes Foreign Contract for Supply of ORSIS T-5000 Sniper Rifles

December 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments ORSIS T-5000, Promtechnologia (ORSIS), Rosoboronexport, Rostec Corporation, Russia, Sniper rifle

Rosoboronexport, part of Russia’s Rostec State Corporation, has concluded a contract, worth over 100 million rubles ($1.5 million), to supply

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Asia-Pacific Small Arms and Light Weapons 

Indian Army Receives First Batch of SIG716G2 Patrol Assault Rifles

December 11, 2019 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Assault rifle, India, Indian Army, SIG Sauer, SIG Sauer SIG516, SIG Sauer SIG716, SIG716G2 Patrol

Indian Army received the first batch of SIG716G2 Patrol assault rifles which are being procured from American firearms manufacturer, SIG

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Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons 

Saab Receives Latvian Order for AT4 Systems

December 3, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Latvia, Latvian National Armed Forces, Recoilless rifle (RCLR), Saab, Saab AT4

Saab has received an order from the Latvian Armed Forces for deliveries of the shoulder-launched disposable AT4 weapon system. Deliveries

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Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons 

SIG SAUER Delivers Milestone 100,000th M17 / M18 Handgun to U.S. Military

November 24, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Pistol, SIG Sauer, SIG Sauer M17/M18, SIG Sauer P320, U.S. Armed Forces, USA

SIG SAUER, Inc. announced the delivery of the 100,000th M17 and M18 for the Modular Handgun System program to the

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Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons 

Alliant Techsystems Operations Awarded U.S. Army Contract for M230 30MM Automatic Gun

November 23, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Alliant Techsystems Operations, Autocannon, Chain gun, M230 Chain Gun, Northrop Grumman, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS), U.S. Army, U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC), USA

Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, now Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract, worth $8 million, for the procurement

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