USMC Awards Infantry Automatic Rifle Contract to HK
Friday, January 13th, 2012 at 4:34 PM
Las Vegas, NV --(Ammoland.com)- Heckler & Koch was awarded a competitive contract to produce the U.S. Marine Corps’ new Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR).
The formal “Full Rate Production” announcement by the Marines caps a competition that began more than three years ago.
Designated the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle, the lightweight, 11.62 pounds weapon with ancillary equipment, is a variant of the highly successful Heckler & Koch HK416 used by military, law enforcement, and special operations units in the U.S. and throughout the world.
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Steve
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