From the few sounds of bells that spread over the airwaves, the German assault rifle H & K416 and the Belgian FN Scar would be the final two contenders lucrative contract to replace the FAMAS. Folders (each manufacturer must make a few thousand pages presented on the rifle) are being finalized and the final decision, expected by the armies and soldiers, should no longer be a matter of months. DGA (General Delegation of Armament) should make official its decision around November 2016, beginning of 2017.

Denel PMP is well advanced in the development of its new 20x42 mm belt-fed iNkunzi Strike support weapon, IHS Jane's has been told.

The iNkunzi Strike uses the same ammunition as the semi-automatic iNkunzi Personal Area Weapon (PAW) and has been specifically designed to fit any mounting that will take a typical 7.62 mm machine gun. At 13 kg, it is slightly heavier than most such weapons, but somewhat more compact at 850 mm in length.

The Strike can accept left-hand or right-hand ammunition feed (adjustable by a unit armourer) and uses standard NSV-type links. It fires at 300-350 rounds per minute, with an accurate range of 400 m against small targets, 600 m against larger targets, and effective suppressive fire out to 1,000 m. Its extreme range would be about 3,000 m for disruptive or harassing fire against an area target, but this needs to be investigated further.

The ammunition range comprises high-explosive incendiary (HEI), semi-armour-piercing HEI (SAPHEI), ball, and ball tracer, the latter two also doubling as practice ammunition. The 160 g HEI round has a 110 g projectile filled with Hexal P30, an RDX-based explosive composition.

so ein klitzeklein bisschen liest sich das schon so, als wenn man sich das Produkt schon ausgewählt hat und dann einfach ds Datenblatt in die Anforderungskataloge übertrug.

An welches Produkt hast du denn da gedacht?

NRW rüstet Streifenpolizisten mit neuen Westen aus


Die neuen Westen sollen auch dem Beschuss mit Schnellfeuerwaffen standhalten.Foto: Henning Kaiser/dpa

Köln. Nordrhein-Westfalen rüstet seine Streifenpolizisten nach den Terroranschlägen der vergangenen Monate mit neuen Schutzwesten aus. Sie sollen auch dem Beschuss mit Schnellfeuerwaffen standhalten - also etwa mit Kalaschnikows, wie sie Terroristen bei den Anschlägen von Paris nutzten. Zudem wird eine weitere Maschinenpistole mit Laservisier in den Streifenwagen deponiert.

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http://www.derwesten.de/region/nrw-ruestet...ml#plx855229819

his is a follow-on audit to DoD IG Report No. DODIG-2014-048, “XM25 Program Management for the Initial Production Decision Needs Improvement,” March 21, 2014. We determined the impact of schedule delays on the initial production decision for the XM25 weapon system program from March 2014 to June 2016.

Additionally, we determined whether the Army appropriately assessed the affordability of the XM25 program and implemented Better Buying Power initiatives. The X M25 is a semi-automatic, shoulder-fired weapon system that fires 25mm high-explosive, air-bursting ammunition to allow soldiers to fire at hidden enemy targets.

Findings
Army officials could have managed the schedule, affordability, and quantity requirements of the XM25 program more effectively. The initial production decision for the XM25 has continued to be delayed since we issued our last report on the XM25 in March 2014.

Specifically, Army officials removed procurement funding from the XM25 budget, which extended the engineering and manufacturing development phase by 2 years.

Additionally, Army officials contributed to the initial production decision delay by placing a hold on the XM25 capability production document.

These conditions occurred because:
• the XM25 malfunctioned in 2013; and
• Army officials did not perform Government testing in 2013.

Recommendations
We recommend that the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, determine whether to proceed with or cancel the XM25 program after reviewing the results of the 2016 Governmental testing, and review and approve the binding affordability constraints developed by Army G-8 officials for the XM25 program within 30 days of the issuance of this report.

We recommend that the Commanding General, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, perform and document comprehensive analyses with factual and verifiable data to determine the necessary procurement quantities of the XM25 weapon.

Heckler & Koch muss wegen G36 keinen Schadenersatz zahlen

Zumindest bei der Bundeswehr war das Schicksal des G36 schon längst besiegelt. Es wird ab 2019 ausgemustert. Der Streit zwischen Hersteller Heckler & Koch und dem Beschaffungsamt der Streitkräfte schwelte trotzdem weiter, zuletzt auf juristischer Ebene. Nun hat das Landgericht Koblenz entschieden, dass das Gewehr die notwendigen Anforderungen erfüllt. Die Richter wiesen die Schadenersatzforderungen zurück.
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Heckler & Koch hatte geklagt, nachdem das Bundeswehr-Beschaffungsamt Geld für das unpräzise Gewehr zurückgefordert hatte. Der Waffenhersteller wehrte sich dagegen und wollte mit einer sogenannten "negativen Feststellungsklage" gerichtlich feststellen lassen, dass es, gemessen an den vertraglichen Anforderungen, keine Mängel gibt.
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However the one exhibit which really caught our attention was the SA80A3 assault rifle prototype. Part of a feasibility study for the SA80A2 Mid Life Improvement project, which aims to prolong the in-service life of the UK Forces’ 5.56mm weapon beyond its 2025 OSD, the A3 prototype includes a number of modifications including:

¤ a safety stud placed above the change lever on the trigger mechanism housing to ensure that this lever does not over-rotate,
¤ the Weaver rail on top of the upper receiver being taken off and a full length Picatinny rail fitted – this will allow day sight and night sight to be mounted in tandem,
¤ a new foregrip, or quadrail, as part of the new full-length rail which will be attached slightly differently to the current one allowing the barrel to be more free-floating than at present to improve accuracy and consistency,
¤ redesign of the A3 upper receiver for improved reliability and maintainability over the current A2 variant,
¤ and colour change to Matt Earth for better compatibility with MTP camouflage uniforms.

At this stage the A3 model, of which ten prototypes have been produced, is a feasibility study but as much of the A2 stocks have seen extensive combat service in Iraq &/or Afghanistan since introduction in late 2001 they deserve a speedy upgrade.

SA80A3 auf der DVD 2016 vorgestellt: