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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. [2] 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 ...
3,000 acquired by Armed Forces of the Philippines in 2017, for issue to all service branches. Majority went to the Philippine Army. [101] [102] AFP ordered 60,000 units under AFP 0.45 caliber Hammer Fired Pistol acquisition project, majority expected to go to the Philippine Army. [103] Glock 17 Austria: Semi-automatic pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum
SOAR 11 uses an 11.5" barrel, while SOAR 14 uses a 14.5" barrel. SOAR-P is a piston version of the rifle. Used by the SAF. [51] FERFRANS M16PNP11 Philippines: Carbine: 5.56×45mm NATO: Purchased by the SAF in the 1990s. [68] Emtan MZ-4 Israel: Carbine: 5.56×45mm NATO: MZ-4P: More than 5,600 units acquired by PNP in 2018, [65] some were handed ...
First fielded in 2018, the main improvements are the lighter Geissele Mark 16 free-float rail that incorporates M-LOK as the mounting method and a Daniel Defense cold hammer-forged barrel that returns to the lighter "government" profile contour as well as a mid-length gas system. Although initially an Army program, the URG-I has seen use by ...
A semi-auto Bushmaster Dissipator barrel which uses a similar short-barrel, standard length hand-guard concept to the CAR-15 Carbine. The Model 605 CAR-15 Carbine was a shortened version of the of Colt's M16E1/M16A1 for situations where longer weapons could be unwieldy, such as inside armored vehicles, ships/boats, or helicopters. There were ...
The Close Quarter Battle Receiver (CQBR) [5] is a replacement upper receiver for the M4A1 carbine developed by the US Navy.. The CQBR features a 10.3 in (262 mm) length barrel (similar to the Colt Commando short-barreled M16 variants of the past) which makes the weapon significantly more compact, thus making it easier to use in, and around, vehicles and in tight, confined spaces.
The Heckler & Koch HK416 is an assault rifle chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge.It is designed and manufactured by the German company Heckler & Koch.. Although the design is based on the AR-15 class of firearm (specifically the Colt M4 carbine family issued to the U.S. military), it uses a proprietary short-stroke gas piston system from Heckler & Koch's earlier G36 family of rifles.
The PVAR system is offered as F5/S5 variants of the M16 and M4 in 5.56 NATO with barrel lengths from 7.5" and 22", and also available as F7/S7 variants of the M110 in 7.62×51mm with barrels starting at 14.5" up to 25". Three barrel types are available: black Parkerized 4150 carbon steel, matte finish SS-410 stainless steel, and AISI-416 ...