Assault rifle

Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons 

U.S. Air Force Gunsmith Shop Completes Delivery of New GAU-5A Rifle for Aircrew

February 14, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Force Gunsmith Shop, Assault rifle, Carbine, GAU-5A rifle, M4 carbine, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), USA

The Air Force Gunsmith Shop, part of the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC)’s Armament Directorate, recently completed

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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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Asia-Pacific Industry Small Arms and Light Weapons 

India’s Kalyani Group, Thales to Collaborate on Development of Next Generation Weapons Systems, Including Variants of F90 Assault Rifle

April 9, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Assault rifle, F90 Assault Rifle, HMAS Canberra (L02), India, Kalyani Group, Kalyani Strategic Systems (KSSL), Thales

India’s Kalyani Group and Thales have formalized a new collaboration for the design, development and manufacture of next generation weapons

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Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons 

Textron Systems Delivers NGSW-T Prototype Demonstrator to U.S. Army

March 28, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Assault rifle, Carbine, Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) US Army, Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), Textron, Textron Systems, U.S. Army, US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC), USA

Textron Systems announced, on March 25, that it delivered the initial Next Generation Squad Weapon-Technology (NGSW-T) prototype demonstrator to the

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Asia-Pacific Industry Small Arms and Light Weapons 

India Opens Plant for Production of Kalashnikov AK-203 Assault Rifles

March 16, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Assault rifle, India, Indo-Russian Rifles Pvt. Ltd., JSC Kalashnikov Concern, Kalashnikov AK-200 series, Kalashnikov AK-203, Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), Rosoboronexport, Rostec Corporation, Russia

India has opened a plant for the production of Russian Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles, in Corva, Uttar Pradesh, Rostec State

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Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons 

Estonia to Procure More Than 16,000 Service Rifles from Lewis Machine & Tool Company

December 6, 2018December 7, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Assault rifle, Estonia, Estonian Army, Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI), Estonian Defence Forces, Lewis Machine & Tool Company (LMT)

Estonia will procure more than 16,000 service rifles from U.S. firearm manufacturer Lewis Machine & Tool Company (LMT) for the

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Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons 

FN Announces Release of FN SCAR 20S Precision Rifle

November 6, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Assault rifle, FN Herstal, FN MK20 SSR, FN SCAR, FN SCAR 20S, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), USA

FN America, LLC has announced the release of the highly-anticipated FN SCAR 20S precision rifle, based on the FN MK20

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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

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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

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Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons 

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

July 7, 2018March 6, 2020 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), Variable Tactical Aiming Laser (VTAL)

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

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