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The FN SCAR (SOF (Special Operations Forces) Combat Assault Rifle) [3] is a family of gas-operated short-stroke gas piston [4] automatic rifles developed by Belgian manufacturer FN Herstal (FN) in 2004. [5] It is constructed with modularity for the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to satisfy the requirements of the SCAR ...
229 rifles purchased to replace the C14 Timberwolf as the standard-issue medium-range sniper rifle of the Canadian Forces. Designated as the C21 Multi-Caliber Sniper Weapon. [83] [84] Heckler & Koch PSG-1 West Germany: Designated marksman rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Used exclusively by Joint Task Force 2. [59] C14 Timberwolf Canada: Sniper rifle
The kit allows US Special Operations Forces (US SOF) personnel to configure their weapons to individual preferences and customize for different mission requirements. The program dates back to September 1989, when the Special Operations Special Technology (SOST) Modular Close Combat Carbine Project was founded. This was the first program to ...
A U.S. Army graphic detailing the competitors for the program as of December 2020. The Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program is a United States military program created in 2017 by the U.S. Army to replace the 5.56mm M4 carbine, the M249 SAW light machine gun, and the 7.62mm M240 machine gun, with a common system of 6.8mm cartridges and to develop small arms fire-control systems for the ...
The KS family of rifles was unveiled at military small arms conventions in 2022 as being developed for an international special operations forces (SOF) requirement. [1] In September 2023, the British Armed Forces selected the KS-1 rifle under Project Hunter to replace the L85A2-A3 and L119A1-A2 rifles used by the British Army Special Operations Brigade and elements of the Royal Marines ...
[13] [14] The resulting sound signature is significantly lower than an unsuppressed rifle, and even from a short distance it cannot be recognized as the discharge of a rifle. [15] The VSS Vintorez suppressor and operating systems are exactly the same as the AS Val, but optimised to fire the 9×39mm SP-5 subsonic cartridge with a hardened steel ...
On 19 August 2004, TF 6-26 operators and an Iraqi special forces unit, supported by U.S. Marines from Detachment One as part of Task Unit Raider carried out a raid on "Objective Resistor", the target being a former regime official running a large anti-coalition cell connected to JTJ, Detachment One would raid the official's house while TF 6-26 ...
The M25 Sniper Weapon System is a joint venture precision rifle built for the U.S. Army Special Forces and the U.S. Navy SEALs.It was originally developed by the 10th Special Forces Group, based at Fort Devens, Mass., to fulfill a requirement for a sniper rifle based on a match grade M14 that satisfied the requirements of the Army Special Forces and the Navy SEALs.