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The Special Operations Peculiar MODification (SOPMOD) kit is an accessory system for the M4A1 carbine, CQBR, FN SCAR Mk 16/17, HK416 and other weapons used by United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) special forces units, though it is not specific to SOCOM.
The program was an outgrowth of the desire by both US Army and Navy special operations forces for a rifle with greater effective range than an M4 carbine but shorter than an SR-25. The SPR program appears to have grown out of both the SOPMOD Block I program, and the U.S. Navy SEALs Recon Rifle, a 16" flat-topped M16 carbine. Early models ...
Italy: Special Forces [137] Jamaica: M4s sold as part of a 2007 Foreign Military Sales package. [122] Japan: M4A1s as part of a 2008 Foreign Military Sales package. [109] M4A1 SOPMOD rifles are in use by the Japanese Special Forces Group, [138] but is supposedly denied by the JGSDF after Ishiba was arrested for violating American export laws. [139]
US special operations forces are shifting their focus after decades of counterterrorism. Competition with China and Russia is reshaping how SOF supports the joint force. A senior Pentagon official ...
The US Army regular forces are still issued the AN/PEQ-15 and the Ultra High Power LA-5C/PEQ variant remains listed on the SOPMOD phase II kit for SOF (Special Operations Forces). The Australian Army has since moved to the AN/PEQ-16 and is currently fielding the L3Harris Squad Rangefinder (SRF) to supplement squad sized elements.
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.
It was widely used by US forces during the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War. [5] [6] [7] The device is still seeing active service but is being withdrawn and replaced amongst U.S. Armed Forces. It was also part of the U.S. SOPMOD kit, though the device is being replaced by the new smaller LA-5/PEQ-15. [8]
Seal of the United States Special Operations Command. This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, vice commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Special Operations Command. Note that articles in red text are yet to be created.