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Article: Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle
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- Army
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
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CopyrightCopyright Association of the United States Army May 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Selected U.S. military forces will soon receive enhanced individual combat capabilities in the form of a new family of assault rifles designated as the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR). As these pages go to press, the weapon system is in its final phase of development by FNH USA LLC, a subsidiary of FN Herstal, S.A., Belgium.
The SCAR weapon system streamlines the current joint service special operations family of rifles by replacing the existing M4A1 carbine, MK18 close quarter combat carbine, MK11 sniper security rifle, MK12 special purpose rifle, M14 rifle and two basic gas operated, rotating bolt weapons that can be configured to meet specific tactical ...