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New assault rifle of the Special Forces since 2024 replacing the AK-47 and AKM rifles. [9] [10] Vektor R1: Battle rifle: 7.62×51mm NATO Army; Spec ops; Former service rifle of the South African Army, now used as a designated marksman rifle. [11] HK G3: Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO: Spec ops; 100,000 G3 rifles were purchased from Portugal in ...
832 units were ordered from SIG Sauer as part of the Designated Marksman Rifle acquisition project under the Horizon 1 phase project. [114] [115] Expected to be the new standard designated marksman rifle / battle rifle of the Philippine Army to replace the M14. Knight's Armament Company SR-25 United States: Semi-automatic sniper rifle: 7.62× ...
The United States Navy Mk 12 MOD 0/1/H Special Purpose Rifle (SPR) is a designated marksman rifle that was in service with United States Special Operations Forces in the designated marksman role until 2017, also designed to be shorter than standard weapons.
The S&T Motiv K14 (Korean: 에스앤티모티브 14) is a .308 Winchester bolt-action sniper rifle developed by S&T Motiv, and is the standard sniper rifle of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. [ 3 ]
Updated MARS-H based L129A2 designated marksman rifle chambered in 6.5 mm Creedmoor with an 18 in (457 mm) barrel, a fully adjustable DMR stock and lengthened hand guard, a Leupold Mark 5HD 3.6-18×44 M5C3 Desert IR telescopic sight with TREMOR3 reticle, a HuxWrx suppressor, an Envision Technology ballistic calculator, and a Pixels-on-Target thermal sight was adopted in 2023.
The M21 sniper weapon system (SWS) in the US Army is a national match grade M14 rifle, selected for accuracy, and renamed the M21 rifle. [7] The M21 uses a commercially procured 3–9× variable power telescopic sight, modified for use with the sniper rifle. [8]
In January 2019, the Norwegian Armed Forces ordered 1,000 new M2A2N, which will replace the older M2. The need expressed might reach up to 1,300 machine guns in total. [17] Precision rifles Heckler & Koch HK417 Germany: Designated marksman rifle: 7.62×51mm NATO: Replaced the NM149 in the Norwegian Armed Forces. [9] [18] Barrett MRAD United ...
Sniper students add natural camouflage to their ghillie suits during one of the Sniper Course's MTT events in Baumholder, Germany (circa 2012). The U.S. Army Sniper Course trains selected military members assigned to sniper positions in the skills necessary to deliver long-range precision fire and the collection of battlefield information.