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The Haenel MK 556 [2] (German: Maschinenkarabiner) [3] is a gas-operated selective-fire 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle designed by German company C.G. Haenel.The MK556 was finalised in September 2020, and it is a fully automatic version of an earlier Haenel design, the CR 223, which was already in limited use by law enforcement agencies since 2017. [4]
On September 15, 2020, the Bundeswehr initially selected the Haenel MK 556 to replace the HK G36 as their new service rifle, [2] but after alleged irregularities in the selection process an investigation was launched.
These problems were attributed to the ammunition being used by the Hamburg Police and Haenel stated it would rectify the problem. [11] In January 2019, the company's MK 556 assault rifle was shortlisted alongside the Heckler & Koch HK416 and HK433 as a potential replacement for the Bundeswehr's G36 service rifle.
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MK 556: C.G. Haenel: 5.56×45mm NATO Germany 2020 Magpul PDR: Magpul: 5.56×45mm NATO United States no 2006-2011 Malyuk: Krasyliv Assembly Manufacturing Plant 5.45×39mm 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm Ukraine: 2015-present Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) Hugo Schmeisser: 7.92×33mm Kurz Germany: no 1942 Maschinenkarabiner 42(W) Walther: 7.92×33mm Kurz ...
Haenel MK 556: Assault rifle Germany 2017–present Heckler & Koch HK43: Semi-automatic rifle Germany 1974–1989 Civilian version of Heckler & Koch HK33. Heckler & Koch SL6: Semi-automatic rifle Germany 1980s-1991 Heckler & Koch SL8: Semi-automatic rifle Germany 1998–present Civilian version of Heckler & Koch G36. SIG Sauer SIG516
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Initially, C.G. Haenel won the competition in September 2020 offering their Haenel MK 556. However, German authorities cancelled the contract the next month amid allegations that the MK 556 infringed on Heckler and Koch patents, and the G95A1 (known as the HK416 A8 during field testing) was selected in early 2021. Haenel sued to attempt to ...