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Panzermann
Du weißt ja wie das ist, Manager versprechen immer zu viel zu früh zu schnell und die armen Ingenieure müssen es dann ausbaden...
lastdingo
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2010/0...es-iron-sights/

lesenswert; über Visiere, die gleichzeitiges Fokussieren auf Korn und Ziel ermöglichen ohne Leuchtpunkt oder (klassische) Optik.
SLAP
Die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate wollen koreanische K11 Airburst Waffen kaufen.

DefNews

ZITAT
UAE Asks To Buy S. Korean Airburst Rifle

By JUNG SUNG-KI
Published: 12 May 2010 11:00

SEOUL - South Korea has won a purchase order from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the K11 airburst rifle, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said May 12.

The order was made during the Special Operations Forces Exhibition Conference (SOFEX) 2010 being held May 10-13 at the King Abdullah I Airbase in Marka, Jordan, DAPA said in a news release.

"Once a final contract is signed, it will be the first export sale of the K11, possibly making it one of the country's major export items together with the T-50 supersonic trainer jet and K2 Black Panther main battle tank," the release said.

A final contract is expected to be made in one or two months, the agency added. A DAPA official said the UAE wants to buy about 40 units initially for pilot runs.

The K11, developed by the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and S&T Daewoo, can fire standard 5.56mm NATO-compatible ammunition and a 20mm airburst round, selected by a single trigger.

The weapon has been operational with South Korea's Army since late last year. It consists of a semiautomatic 20mm smart grenade launcher, an underslung assault carbine firing a 5.56mm NATO round, a top-mounted computer-assisted sighting system with integrated laser rangefinder, and thermal infrared night vision capabilities, according to ADD officials.

Under a self-detonation system, the 20mm round from the rifle can trace its target and explode three to four meters above it, and is also capable of penetrating walls of buildings, they said.

The weapon has an effective range of 460 to 500 meters. The per-unit price is about 16 million won ($14,000).
goschi
macht sich gut in der Vitrine, gleich neben F-16 Blk 52+, Mirage 2000-9, Apache, M1A2 Abrams, usw.
LeoOffz
Bundeswehr Orders Additional Future Soldier Systems for Afghanistan
ZITAT
As the most recent measure to increase the quality of equipment deployed to Afghanistan, the Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB) has ordered 220 additional IdZ (Infanterist der Zukunft) future soldier systems in its basic version (IdZ BS) from European systems solutions-provider EADS Defence & Security (EADS DS). According to EADS DS, this new delivery will raise the Bundeswehr’s total number of IdZ BS equipment sets to about 2,500. The systems are to equip another 220 German soldiers, who will undergo mission preparation and then deploy to Afghanistan with these systems.

As the company explains, “An IdZ BS system for equipping an infantry squad (ten soldiers) consists of an identical basic configuration for all soldiers (including modular bullet-proof vest in protection class I to IV, C4I equipment including NaviPad for situational awareness and transmitting messages, target data and images, night vision device, tactical radio) and various special items (such as laser range finder, camera, thermal image sighting device).”


Wie nützlich ist so eine NaviPad?
Panzermann
http://www.janes.com/events/exhibitions/so...produced-.shtml
ZITAT
US rifles to be produced in Jordan

LWRC International has come to an agreement with KADDB whereby some of the latest weapons designed by the US company will be licence-produced in Jordan. This follows the selection of the Personal Security Detail (PSD) weapon to equip royal protection units with a weapon that is, unusually, of 6.8mm calibre.

The PSD is said to offer incredible firepower in a small package. Weighing just over 6lb and with an 8in-long barrel, the PSD can deal with threats out to 300m and is one of the LWRC designs that will soon be produced by KADDB.

The PSD rifle combines sub-machine gun size with a battle rifle cartridge of great power. But in addition to this highly effective weapon, KADDB will also produce a longer barrel version and in due course, others in the LWRC range. These may well include the Rapid Engagement Precision Rifle (REPR, pictured), designed to put devastating 7.72 NATO rounds on target in a variety of roles.

The REPR allows marksmen to perform assault tasks with the 12in barrelled upper installed and quickly change to a sniper role by changing to the 20in barrelled upper. The rifle utilises a patented self-regulating, short stroke gas-piston operating system, which ensures a high degree of reliability in the harshest conditions.


Der Trekie hat wieder zugeschlagen. biggrin.gif
Panzermann
ZITAT
CONTRACTS

NAVY

...
L-3 Communications, EOTech, Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich., is being awarded a $25,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for an optical sighting system for the M4A1 carbine in support of the U.S. Special Operations Command’s weapons accessories program. The optical sighting system will increase the operational effectiveness of the M4A1 carbine, M203 grenade launcher, and other special operations forces small arms. Work will be performed in Ann Arbor, Mich. and is expected to be completed by May 2015. Contract funds in the amount of $262,636 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not awarded on a competitive basis. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-10-D-JN68).
...

Quelle: http://www.defense.gov/contracts/contract....contractid=4291
SLAP
Die Präsentationen von der "Joint Armaments Conference, Exhibition & Firing Demonstration" sind online.
Dave76
Laut diesem Eintrag in dem französischen blog 'Le Mamouth', hat die französische Polizei einige FN SCAR-H für ihre Polizisten in Kabul beschafft.
Desert Hawk
ZITAT(SLAP @ 8. Jun 2010, 18:03) *


Wow, danke für den Link. xyxthumbs.gif
ironduke57
Ich hoffe das war noch nicht. Der Schlammhüpfer Bereich ist nicht so der meine. tounge.gif

Quote from TN:
ZITAT(REMOV)
Some news from Eurosatory 2010 - the new 7,62 mm machine gun from H&K has got the factory name which is HK121 and will be available at 2011/2012. It is a bit lighter than MG3 and will be more universal MG than light MG like Minimi-7,62.

Israeli IWI is testing in selected units the first batch of new 7,62 mm x 51 NATO machine gun. There are some rumours that it will be weapon with... a common receiver for 5,56 mm and 7,62 mm cartridges (!).

There is also new 12,7 mm (.50 BMG) externally driven machine gun with exactly the same dimensions as the old M2 Browning from Rheinmetall called RMG.50 developed in the old Mauser, now Rheinmetall Defence factory in Oberndorf. It can replace the M2HB in any application including the HMG role on the tripod (12-V battery needed). Weight about 25 kg, link and linkless (an option) fed, firing from close (sniper mode) and open bolt, fed also special P+ ammo, which makes the range of the 12,7 mm x 99 bullet similar to the Russian 14,5 mm.

- http://208.84.116.223/forums/index.php?sho...mp;#entry784260

MFG
ironduke57
Dave76
ZITAT
SOCOM Cancels Mk-16 SCAR

by christian on June 25, 2010


In an exclusive report for Military.com we reveal that US Spec Ops Command has abandoned the 5.56 version of the SCAR and will use FY 2011 money to buy more 7.62 Mk-17s to fill a “capability gap” for a 7.62 battle rifle.

Here’s an excerpt:

In a surprising reversal that follows years of effort to design a one-of-a-kind commando rifle, the U.S. military’s Special Operations Command has abruptly decided to abandon the new SOCOM Combat Assault rifle – the “SCAR,” as the rifle is commonly known – in favor of previously-fielded carbines.

Details provided exclusively to Military.com reveal that SOCOM, the Tampa-based command that oversees the training and equipping of SEALs, Green Berets, Air Force Special Tactics Teams and Marine SOC groups, will stop purchasing the 5.56 mm Mk-16 Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle and might require all units who now have them to turn the new weapons back into the armory.

“The Mk-16 does not provide enough of a performance advantage over the M-4 to justify spending USSOCOM’s limited … funds when competing priorities are taken into consideration,” officials at USSOCOM said in an email response to questions from Military.com. “Currently, three of USSOCOM’s four components receive the 5.56 mm M-4 from their parent service as a service common equipment item.”


A couple things to note here, so far SOCOM has purchased 850 Mk-16s and 750 Mk-17s — way below their original requirement. The weird thing to consider here is that the requirement was for a 5.56 and that was what was competed. Now they’re buying a 7.62 that has no written requirement document attached to it.

Further, the SEALs are going to be particularly in the hurt locker on this one since the Navy doesn’t buy their guns, SOCOM does. I hear that it was Naval Special Warfare that really pushed this program and that it was the USASOC that basically killed it. More of the Mk-16s were fielded to SEALs than any other unit within SOCOM.

Also of note: I hear that the services who have them will have to hand back their Mk-16s when they’re back from deployment and pick up their old SOPMOD M4s or HK-416s. So so a final goodbye to your SCAR-16 when you’re back from The Box.

Two well-informed industry analysts tell me that SCAR-maker FNH-USA will try to sell SOCOM on the idea of a Mk-17 common receiver that can be turned into a 5.56 or other caliber by switching out part of the lower receiver. So FNH-USA is positioning itself to rescue the Mk-16 through the Mk-17. But there’s no indication that SOCOM is biting.

There will certainly be more on this story as it develops, but I wanted Kit Up! readers to be the first to know.

http://kitup.military.com/2010/06/socom-ca...l#ixzz0rtef9uMB

http://www.military.com/news/article/spec-...-new-rifle.html
SLAP
Die SCAR Milestone C Pressemeldung wurde vom FNH USA Webauftritt entfernt.

Das FNH IAR heisst jetzt "Heat Adaptive Modular Rifle (HAMR)".
Panzermann
Die Gerüchteküche sagt, daß SOCOM wohl der Wartungs- und Ersatzteilvertrag zu teuer war, das hätten sie natürlich auch selbst zahlen müssen zusätzlich zur reinen Beschaffung der Gewehre. Die Waffen die von den Standardwaffen abgeleitet sind werden mit dem Geld der Army unterhalten also kostenfrei für SOCOM.
sdw
Wie schaut das dann bei HK-416 aus? Denn diese werden im obigen Artikel ja auch erwähnt.
Nite
Alles wie üblich mal wieder sehr undurchsichtig.
Vor allem wenn man bedenkt dass man die Argumente gegen das Mk.16 durchaus auch gegen das Mk.17 anführen könnte, schließlich sind auch in diesem Kaliber diverse Waffen vorhanden (M14 in Varianten, XM110) und über den Mehrwehrt des Mk.17 gegenüber diesen lässt sich auch streiten.
Rapax
Ich finde das zumindest interessant das es auch bei SOCOM nicht immer "no matter the cost" ist wenns um Beschaffung geht.
maschinenmensch
HK bringt ein Kunststoff Magazin für die 416 Reihe raus:

Panzermann
mehr davon:





oben M16 Magazin unten das neue


oben neu unten G36

Bilder von REmov



Na? fällt was auf?
ProZac
Neuer Magazinschacht damit das AR-15 typische Magazin auch in das G36C passt? Oder doch Seitenhieb auf "STANAG Kompatibilität"? biggrin.gif
goschi
Hk scheint echt keine kompakten Magazine bauen zu können, das ist, bis auf die Noppen ein fast so fetter Klopper wie das G36-Magazin.
da haben doch mittlerweile dutzende Andere bewiesen, dass es selbst aus Kunststoff deutlich kompakter geht, ohne an Stabilität einzubüssen....

ZITAT(ProZac @ 29. Jun 2010, 22:23) *
Neuer Magazinschacht damit das AR-15 typische Magazin auch in das G36C passt? Oder doch Seitenhieb auf "STANAG Kompatibilität"? biggrin.gif


den gibt es für das SL8 doch schon ewig lange für den US-Zivilmarkt mata.gif
ProZac
Streiche "neu", setze "anderer". Triffts wohl eher... Laufen Law Enforcement und Co. der Amis mit AR15 Magazinen rum oder ist das eine Angewohnheit ziviler SL8 Besitzer?
SLAP
Ich kenne es hptsl. von SL8 Besitzern, die ihr einreihig zuführendes SL8 (spezielle US Version) modifiziert haben.

siehe hier
ProZac
Dann ist der Schacht doch irgendwie wie neu... zumindest an einer nicht primär für den zivilen US Markt vorgesehene Waffe wink.gif

Edit: Bin mal gespannt was der Panzermann nun genau gemeint hat^^
Panzermann
ZITAT(ProZac @ 29. Jun 2010, 23:27) *
Dann ist der Schacht doch irgendwie wie neu... zumindest an einer nicht primär für den zivilen US Markt vorgesehene Waffe wink.gif

Edit: Bin mal gespannt was der Panzermann nun genau gemeint hat^^

Der ist vor allem original H&K und nicht von irgend einem Zubehörhersteller. "alles aus einer Hand" Gerade für Behördenkunden wäre das zum Bleistift interressant, damit sie ihre alten AR-15 Magazine benutzen können und nicht extra neue kaufen müssen. Außerdem gibt es ja auch genug Beschwerden über die fetten G36 Magazine.
maschinenmensch
FN Herstal bringt neue 9mm mit Schlabo-Schloss raus:



Link zur Hersteller-Website:

FN Herstal
Dave76
Niederländische Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) erhalten HK416, ersetzt den Diemaco C8A1GD-Karabiner:

ZITAT
HK416 nieuwe wapen commando’s

16 juli 2010, 17.33 uur



De leden van het Korps Commandotroepen krijgen een nieuw persoonlijk wapen. De Heckler & Koch 416 (HK416) vervangt binnen het korps de Diemaco-karabijn C8A1GD. Het nieuwe wapen overtreft zijn voorganger op vele punten.

Een van de meest opvallende verbeteringen is dat een commando de HK416 direct kan afvuren zodra hij uit het water komt. Het nieuwe wapen heeft dus geen droog- en onderhoudsbeurt nodig wanneer een commando heeft gezwommen. Daarnaast kan de HK416 alle soorten 5.56 mm munitie verschieten, en worden voorzien van alle gangbare geluiddempers, richtmiddelen, laser- en lichtmodules. Ook is het wapen eenvoudig om te bouwen van de standaard 14 inch loop naar een verkorte 10 inch loop.


Quad rail

Een woordvoerder van het KCT geeft aan dat de commando’s uitzien naar de komst van het nieuwe wapen. Inmiddels is de daadwerkelijke instroom van de HK416 van start gegaan.

Enkele kenmerken van de HK416:

Kaliber: 5.56 mm x 45
Vuurregelaar: semi- of volautomatisch
Magazijn: stalen 20 of 30 schots van Heckler & Koch
Vuursnelheid: 700 tot 900 schoten per minuut
De HK416 heeft een zogenoemde quad rail waardoor eventuele accessoires, zoals een laser of richtmiddel, na onderhoud niet opnieuw ingesteld hoeven te worden.
Ook beschikt de HK416 over een verbeterde kolf met 6 verschillende stelmogelijkheden, een holle en bolle schouderpad en opbergmogelijkheden voor bijvoorbeeld een inbussleutel, batterijen of wapentoebehoren.

Quelle: http://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2010...apen_commando_s
SLAP



Edit: Hmm, gibt doch schon ein paar mehr Bilder





von hier
Praetorian
Das Gurkha Regiment steht (mal wieder) kurz vor dem Aus.
Kernhintergrund ist die zukünftige Finanzierung der Trident-SSBN im Rahmen der nuklearen Abschreckung, für die im Rahmen des Strategic Defence Review einiges an anderen Dingen geopfert werden müsste. Gefährdet dadurch sind auch die Gurkhas, die aufgrund der kürzlich erfolgten Neuordnung der Pensionsrechte keine Kostenvorteile mehr gegenüber britischem Personal aufweisen. Zusätzlich kann der Personalbedarf der Streitkräfte stark zunehmend wieder im UK selbst gedeckt werden.
Praetorian
Rheinmetall Canada gewinnt mutmaßlich beim kanadischen CASW-Vorhaben (Close Area Suppression Weapon) mit der H&K Granatmaschinenwaffe:

ZITAT
The $100 million CASW project has been repeatedly delayed over the years. In 2004, Canadian army officers said the weapons would be delivered in August 2006 for eventual use in Afghanistan. Then the delivery date was later set as the summer of 2008. Later the delivery of the guns was revised to occur in late 2009. The new date for delivery is now 2012, when Canadian troops are out of Afghanistan.
Army officers have said that the grenade launcher will provide more and accurate firepower than the 60mm mortar, which will eventually be taken out of service since it is too old and considered unsupportable.


Panzermann
Blitzmerker:

ZITAT
USAF Fixes Its Color Conflict
September 17, 2010: U.S. Air force personnel in Afghanistan have been buying (or scrounging from kindly army supply sergeants) the new MultiCam pattern uniforms. That's because the air force uses a different camouflage pattern for their field uniforms, and when air force air controllers (who call in air strikes) move through the hills with army troops, it's obvious from a distance who the air force personnel are. Actually, it makes all the troops more visible, because the MultiCam is pretty good at hiding those wearing it, but the difference between the air force camo and the MultiCam is so striking that the entire group of troops becomes more visible. The air force brass eventually got the message, and have started buying MultiCam uniforms for air force troops operating in combat along with army troops.

von StrategyPage
Panzermann
Was neues Hartford,CT:


Colt CM901 Patent: http://www.google.com/patents?id=7l57AAAAE...p;q&f=false



ZITAT
What is claimed is:

1. A modular automatic or semi automatic firearm comprising:

an upper receiver assembly having a bolt, a barrel and venting features for allowing cooling air to pass there through;

a lower receiver assembly connected to the upper receiver assembly and having a fire control assembly; and

a magazine well connected to the upper receiver assembly and adapted to accept a magazine of cartridges;

wherein, the lower receiver assembly and the magazine well are removably and interlockingly secured to the upper receiver assembly, wherein the magazine well and the barrel are selectable from different interchangeable magazine wells and different interchangeable barrels each having a different predetermined characteristic, and wherein, the lower receiver assembly and the magazine well are removable from the upper receiver assembly without tools and without removal of fasteners.

2. The firearm in claim 1, wherein the firearm is an M-4 firearm.





http://soldiersystems.net/2010/09/21/confi...lt-cm901-rifle/


Panzermann
neue "Kleine" für das Federal Bureau of Onvestigation:

ZITAT
The FBI has completed their testing process and awarded a 5.56 mm ammunition contract for up to $97 million dollars. This award is now public information and appears unique in several ways. Besides being perhaps the largest ammunition contract in FBI history, it is also the first time the FBI has mandated a true 5.56 mm pressure loading, rather than the typical anemic .223 pressure loadings that have generally been marketed to LE agencies. The 5.56 mm load offers approximately an extra 200 fps--helping performance out of short barrel weapons and enhancing function when rifles are dirty or in dusty conditions. The new FBI contract also required that the ammunition be packaged on stripper clips to aid in more rapid loading of magazines. Finally, it is the first multi-award carbine ammo contract for the FBI--both Federal Cartridge and Winchester were judged to offer ammunition which met the contract criteria. Numerous other Federal LE agencies are authorized to purchase off this contract.

The 5.56 mm Federal 62 gr Trophy Bonded Bear Claw (TBBC) bonded JSP load is XM556FBIT3.

The 5.56 mm Winchester 64 gr solid base bonded JSP is Q3313 on stripper clips/RA556B in 20 rd boxes.

Both of these loads are the best barrier blind 5.56 mm loads ever produced for LE use; they offer outstanding terminal performance, even after first defeating intermediate barriers like vehicle windshields.

quelle: http://m4carbine.net/showthread.php?p=778673
Xizor
Britische Armee bestellt eine Million Magpul EMags.

ZITAT
The bigger news is that Magpul is shipping 1,000,000 of these updated EMAGs to the Brits to fulfill an Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) which is the Queens’s slang for a UONS.


http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2...million-thanks/
Famas
Interessant, wie doch sehr viele scheinbar blindlings auf den HK416-Hype aufspringen obwohl es auch nicht der Weisheit letzter Sch(l)uss ist.

Weil wir grade beim Thema sind.. ich weiß nicht obs schon da war:

Jetzt auch in Kompakt-Version namens 416C:



Quelle und Produktvorstellung: http://www.heckler-koch.com/media/Products...HK416Clinks.jpg

Upper und Lower Receiver sehen ziemlich gleich groß aus, Griffstück sowieso... scheinbar wurde nur die Springtube um einiges gekürzt und natürlich Lauf und Handschutz gekürzt.
Dafür wieder dieses neue, fürchterlich unbequeme Griffstück verbaut. Die alte Version hiervon fand ich deutlich angenehmer. Und der MFD erinnert irgendwie an G36KA2 finde ich.
Interessant finde ich die Schulterstütze, welche ich mir recht unbequem zum Schießen vorstelle, da die Auflagefläche recht klein gehalten ist.

Aber ich denke es war logische Konsequenz und nur eine Frage der Zeit bis die Herrschaften aus Oberndorf sowas nachschieben. Dabei frage ich mich wie die es schaffen die Nachfrage nach dem normalen Modell zu stillen, jetzt wo ja JEDER danach schreit und es haben will.
Ich glaube die Verpflanzung von G36-Technik in ein M4-Gehäuse (<= bösartig ausgedrückt, ich weiß das mehr drin steckt) war der beste Geniestreich seit langem.
Holzkopp
ZITAT(Famas @ 10. Oct 2010, 20:50) *
Interessant, wie doch sehr viele scheinbar blindlings auf den HK416-Hype aufspringen obwohl es auch nicht der Weisheit letzter Sch(l)uss ist.


Ist das jetzt eine persönliche Meinung, beruhend auf Geschmacksfragen oder hast du da bestimmte Defizite im Auge?

Ich frage, weil ich noch nichts über Qualitätsurteile seitens der Nutzer gelesen habe.
Rapax
Und was hat das kaufen von EMags mit HK416-Hype zu tun?
SLAP
Wieder mal:

ZITAT
Breaking News – Army Deploying XM25 To Afghanistan

According to COL Tamilio, Program Manager for Soldier Weapons, last Friday the Army received an Operational Need Statement from the 101st Airborne Division currently serving in Afghanistan for a Battalion’s worth of XM25s. In November, the Army will initially field five developmental versions of the XM25 to be accompanied by a New Equipment Training Team as well as ample ammunition. The Army is ordering an additional 36 weapons from the manufacturer. When they are delivered they will replace the initial 5 systems with the 36 new XM25s at a date to be determined.


Soldier Systems

Panzermann
laut ARRSE (army rumour service) kauft die British Army einen Haufen EMAGS:

Gear Blog (military times)

ARRSE
Famas
ZITAT(Holzkopp @ 10. Oct 2010, 21:03) *
Ist das jetzt eine persönliche Meinung, beruhend auf Geschmacksfragen oder hast du da bestimmte Defizite im Auge?

Ich frage, weil ich noch nichts über Qualitätsurteile seitens der Nutzer gelesen habe.


Das 416 hat kaum Defizite ... oder zumindest nicht mehr oder weniger als andere aktuelle Gewehre auch. Warum also ausgerechnet 416?

Ja das ist persönliche Meinung bzw mehr ein kritischer Gedankengang meinerseits, da ich es nicht vollständig verstehe... wie gesagt: Das 416 ist sicher nicht schlecht, aber Konkurrenzprodukte sind durchaus vorhanden - also warum wollen plötzlich alle genau das?
Wieder persönliche Vermutung mit etwas Ironie: HK macht gutes Marketing > Amis findens toll, weil sie ein Gewehr haben bei dem sie nix neues lernen müssen und endlich mal gescheit funktioniert > alle anderen findens auch toll, weils die Amis toll finden wink.gif

Und da soll noch einer sagen Design und Marketing spielen bei Militärwaffen keine Rolle - oder gibts wirklich sinnvolle Gründe dafür, dass sich scheinbar die halbe westliche Welt innerhalb von ein paar Monaten mit 416 Gewehren ausrüsten will?
Rapax
Also bis auf Norwegen scheint kein einziges Land die Waffe grossflächig eingeführt zu haben. Diese "halbe westliche Welt" scheint mir hauptsächlich diverse Spezialeinheiten und dann teilweise auch nur zu Testzwecken zu sein. Ich glaube deine Meinung basiert eher auf deinem Eindruck als der tatsächlichen Verbreitung dieser Waffe.
Partisan
Wollte die Türkei nicht ebenfalls das HK 416 einführen?
maschinenmensch
Nö, die Türken haben einen eigenen HK416Klon gebaut, so ähnlich wie die Mexikaner das G36 verschlimmbessert haben.

Der Erfolg des HK416 dürfte auch auf der weiten Verbreitung von M16-artigen Waffen bei den Sondereinheiten der westlichen Welt beruhen. Wenn man die gleiche Leistung (Ergonomie und Präzision) in Verbindung mit einer wesentlich sauberer schießenden Waffe haben kann, warum nicht wechseln. Die Stückzahlen bei Sondereinheiten sind ja noch bezahlbar, zumal die Wirtschaftskrise vorerst mal der Vergangenheit angehört.

Ich hab Scheißhausparolen gehört, nach denen aktuell die ersten IAR/M27 an das USMC ausgeliefert werden. Das hätte dann ein vorläufiges Volumen von 450 Waffen, zu denen dann noch mal ca 4000 Stück hinzu kommen können.

Zusammen mit dem DMR-Auftrag der BW sind das Auftraggeber mit massivem Prestige, die HK dringend braucht, um die Rückschläge bei den beiden Aufträgen aus GB zu kompensieren.

Von HKPro, bezogen auf das 416C:

This variant was created for the UK competition for an Army special ops unit there. It was not selected to proceed in the competition. The Beretta ARX-160 was along with one or two others. The stock is a none starter and not conducive to serious carbine use. HK needs to get more creative to address the needs for serious compact carbines and devise a folding or modular stock arrangement, ala XM8 or even MP5. Have to relocate the recoil spring assembly. It is doable. Look to the next GEN SIG516 for that. That is two losses for HK in the UK (their best customer for some years). The HK417 was not selected last year as their new semi-auto Squad Designated Marksmans Rifle (LMT won that one).
G3Kurz


Wenn HK beim USMC den Fuß in die Tür kriegt, kann das durchaus zur kompletten Ablösung der M16A4 dort führen. Das wär dann so was wie die Lizenz zum Gelddrucken. smile.gif
Nite
ZITAT(maschinenmensch @ 20. Oct 2010, 18:30) *
Zusammen mit dem DMR-Auftrag der BW sind das Auftraggeber mit massivem Prestige, die HK dringend braucht, um die Rückschläge bei den beiden Aufträgen aus GB zu kompensieren.

Wobei da das letzte Wort noch nicht gesprochen zu sein scheint, zumindest sagen die Gerüchte jede Woche etwas anderes
maschinenmensch
Stimmt. Aber wenn ich wetten müsste, würde ich mein Geld auf HK setzen. Da die neuen DMR erst 2011 kommen sollen, haben die Jungs in Oberndorf genügend Zeit die Bugs aus dem aktuellen Modell zu entfernen. Dass die Konstruktion gut schießen kann merkt man ja am MR308.
Panzermann
Der Beitrag zum IAR Wettbewerb von FN soll jetzt so angeboten werden:

ZITAT
FN HAMR unveiled at AUSA

McLean, Va. – In conjunction with the 2010 AUSA Annual Meetings and Exposition being held next week in Washington, DC, FN Herstal is pleased to introduce the new FN Heat Adaptive Modular Rifle (HAMR).

Derived from the innovative FN SCAR™ weapon system, the new FN HAMR is a revolutionary, lightweight, magazine-fed, 5.56x45mm infantry weapon that enhances the automatic rifleman's maneuverability and displacement speed while still providing the ability to suppress or destroy both area targets and point targets in today’s fluid battle space. In addition, the visual profile and the firing signature of the FN HAMR are virtually identical to that of the standard infantry rifle, thus reducing the counter-fire threat from enemy forces.

The high-tech FN HAMR platform is a unique, highly adaptable, fully-modular selective fire weapon system that bridges the gap between an individual battle rifle and a squad automatic light machine gun in one compact package. For enhanced accuracy and greater first-round reliability, the magazine-fed FN HAMR initially fires from the closed bolt in either semi-automatic or full-automatic modes. For added safety during sustained fire situations, the FN HAMR automatically transitions into open-bolt operation in both semi-automatic and full-automatic modes before reaching the cook-off temperature of the chambered cartridge. Once the chamber temperature has dropped to a safe level, the FN HAMR automatically transitions back to closed-bolt mode. These transitions between closed-bolt and open-bolt modes are thermally regulated by the FN HAMR and occur without any manual intervention by the operator.

“We are extremely enthusiastic in presenting the revolutionary technology incorporated into the FN HAMR,” noted Mark Cherpes, Vice President of Military Operations for FNH USA. “The FN HAMR is truly a leap ahead in small arms technology that immediately provides the U.S. Military greater insight into our concepts for the development of a lightweight, multipurpose machine gun / automatic rifle using conventional ammunition. The FN HAMR will provide a springboard to further advancements in weapon designs and high capacity feeding concepts.”

FN HAMR TECHNICAL DATA

Weapon
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Operating Principle: Short-stroke gas piston; firing from closed or open bolt
Bolt: Rotating with multiple lugs
Mode of Fire: Semi-automatic, full automatic
Feed Device: 30-round steel (detachable box) magazine
Barrel Twist: 1 in 7” (right-hand twist)
Maximum Effective Range
Individual/Point Targets: 500 meters
Area Target: 600 meters

Weight
Complete Weapon: 11.2 lbs
(Unloaded with Grip Pod™ and Iron Sights)

Dimensions
Length
Stock Extended: 38.80”
Stock Collapsed: 36.34”
Stock Folded: 28.80”

FNH USA LLC, P.O. Box 697, McLean, VA 22101, www.fnhusa.com


quelle: http://www.fnhusa.com/mil/press/detail.asp?id=97
Dave76
Ich lass das einfach mal hier, obwohl es auch in den Kuriositätenthread passen würde...

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Delta Force Gets a Name Change

Oct 12 2010, 11:00 AM ET

You know them as the "Delta Force," the elite team of military commandos who bust in places, kill the bad guys, and do the nation's necessary dirty work. More accurately, they've been busting their hump as lawnmowers against Al Qaeda and Iranian proxies for nine years on relentless three-month rotations.

For years, the military has delicately referred to this special missions unit (SMU) as "CAG," which stands for "Combat Applications Group (Airborne)."

That's because, although its existence is widely known, although dozens of books have been published by former Delta Force operators about their experiences, the SMUs are not acknowledged. If you want to impress your military friends, dropping a "CAG" here and there wasn't a bad way to go.

But CAG ... is no more. For at least the past several months, and maybe even longer, the unclassified designation for the Delta Force squadrons has been something different: they're now called "Army Compartmented Elements," or "ACE."

Why? Well, the Joint Special Operations Command, which oversees the special missions units, likes to change the unit designation from time to time, in order to provide the unit with an extra bit of cover for its sensitive operations. Collectively, the SMUs of JSOC (sounds like a Klingon soap opera) form what's known as the "National Missions Force," distinguished thusly because they are not allocated to regional combatant commands.

However, since "ACE" is unclassified -- just Google it, and you can easily find people who openly identified as "Delta Force" commanders calling themselves commanders of the compartmented elements -- it is a secret that serves little purpose. ACE is listed on a public phone directory published on Ft. Bragg's web site. (ACE is described as belonging to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. Also, think about it. "Army Compartmented Element." Compartmented? It's set off from others; e.g, secret. Element? A fancy word for group, or unit. So it literally means "Army Secret Unit."

Every so often, the Defense Security Service, which is in charge of counter-intelligence for the Pentagon, will send investigators into the innermost realms of JSOC offices in Washington State, Virginia, Colorado, and North Carolina, and tell employees to stop what they're doing, move away from their desks, and leave the room. DSS will then audit the paper lying about to see what sorts of information isn't stored properly. Then they'll Google various acronyms to see if unit designations have been published. And then, based on their recommendations, JSOC will change them.

Another storied unit, the Navy's SEAL Team Six, has also had its cover name changed. No longer is it called the "Naval Special Warfare Development Group," or DevGru.

But a senior defense official asked that its new cover name not be made public because there is currently no open source reference to the designation.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archiv...e-change/64310/

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Ranger School throws doors open to airmen

By Jill Laster - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Nov 11, 2010 21:09:29 EST

The Army wants you to go through its 61-day Ranger School, one of the military’s most demanding leadership courses.

There are plenty of open slots at the school these days because so many soldiers who would attend are busy fighting overseas, according to school leaders.

At least six airmen attend the school every year under an agreement between the Army and Air Force. In fiscal 2010, 14 airmen earned the coveted Ranger tab.

Enlisted airmen or officers, regardless of their career fields, can go to Ranger School. Enlisted airmen, though, must have the rank of at least E-3, according to Master Sgt. Jamie Newman, the Air Force Ranger instructor. All need to complete a pre-Ranger course, a rigorous two-week program.

Earning a Ranger tab won’t boost your promotion score, but it could give you the tools to do your job better, Newman said.

“The intangible things the student gets from [Ranger School] — to be able to participate in a course like that — is a very, very big accomplishment,” he said.

Founded in 1950 at Fort Benning, Ga., Ranger School has had an almost steady attrition rate of about 50 percent, making it a consistently tough course to get through.

Most who don’t make it wash out in the first three days, known as the Ranger Assessment Phase, or RAP week, which is done with little or no sleep. Those who do complete RAP week’s set of tests have 20 hours a day, seven days a week to look forward to for the rest of the course, which is held 11 times a year.

The second, or mountain, phase is held three hours north of Benning in Dahlonega, Ga., at Camp Merrill, where students learn mountaineering and tactical techniques near the southern terminus of the scenic Appalachian Trail. The final, or swamp, phase takes the students to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for boat drills, rope-bridge making and patrolling in a humid, junglelike environment.

“When you come to Ranger School, it’s not two weeks, it’s 60 days,” Newman said. “It’s not a sprint. … It’s a big long marathon, and you’ve got to be in that for the long haul.”

Newman recommends airmen interested in Ranger School talk to airmen who have been through the process.

They can also e-mail him with questions at jamie.newman@us .army.mil

Quelle: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2010/11/...-doors-111210w/
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