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The first MK 23 production models were delivered to SOCOM on May 1, 1996. [20] HK commercially markets the MK 23 and derivatives of it, but not the complete SOCOM system. The suppressor is made by Knight's Armament Company, and was selected over the one HK originally included as part of its entry.
This is a list of weapons served individually by the United States armed forces.While the general understanding is that crew-served weapons require more than one person to operate them, there are important exceptions in the case for both squad automatic weapons (SAW) and sniper rifles.
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 R9-Arms submachine gun is a select fire submachine gun chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum. The R9 is notable because some of them are marked "R9-ARMS CORP. U.S.A. ", although no such firm exists. It was made for sale to criminal organizations around the world.
Developed for and in cooperation with the special operations forces of the Korps Commandotroepen, currently part of a joint NLD SOCOM pool. [122] Additional 41 vehicles ordered on 19 December 2022, for use by the Rangers of 11 Air Assault Brigade for SOF support purposes. [123] Rheinmetall Caracal Germany Netherlands. Utility vehicle 504 [124]
Colt developed their OHWS handgun during the early 1990s to compete for a contract under the US SOCOM Offensive Handgun Weapon System (OHWS) program. The Colt OHWS was produced to fire .45 ammunition, but was capable of firing most .45 ammunition designed, including SOCOMs intended primary round, .45 ACP +P.
The XM250's design is an offshoot of the MG 338 which SIG was also developing for SOCOM. [7] The XM250 light machine gun and XM7 rifle were designed to fire the 6.8×51mm SIG Fury cartridge in response to concerns that improvements in body armor would diminish the effectiveness of common battlefield rounds such as the 5.56×45mm NATO (used in ...
The SOCOM 16 and SOCOM II are largely identical to the standard M1A, but feature a 16.25-inch (413 mm) barrel, rather than the standard model's 22-inch (560 mm) barrel. The specially designed muzzle brake is designed to reduce the increased recoil produced by the shorter barrel.