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02-19-2011, 07:02 AM
The SCAR Program: Present and Future
The U.S. Special Operations Command is going forward with the MK17 7.62x51 mm NATO SCAR-H program.
By David Crane
2/17/2011
On April 14, 2010, FN Herstal (http://www.fnhusa.com/) (FNH) received notification from the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Program Executive Office that the FN SCAR (Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle) program achieved the Milestone C phase, authorizing the production and deployment of the following: MK16 5.56x45 mm NATO SCAR-L (SCAR-Light) (Short Barreled Rifle); MK17 7.62x51 mm NATO SCAR-H (SCAR-Heavy); MK20 7.62x51 mm NATO SSR (Sniper Support Rifle); and 40x46 mm MK13 Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module (EGLM). According to an Aug. 16, 2010, FNH USA press release (http://www.americanrifleman.org/BlogEntry.aspx?id=2516&cid=25), SOCOM approved the SCAR systems for full-rate production on July 30, 2010. This created some confusion at the time (http://www.americanrifleman.org/BlogEntry.aspx?id=2500&cid=25), however, since SOCOM quickly let it be known that it would not be purchasing the MK16.
The approval on the rest of the SCAR systems was a long time coming, considering that SOCOM had awarded FNH the SCAR development contract in November 2004. The program was actually conceived in 2002, and SOCOM drafted the Joint Operational Requirements Document (JORD). The original objective of the SCAR program was to develop a modular, multi-caliber platform for Special Operations Forces (SOF). Six years later and after spending $19 million on research, development and procurement, SOCOM is on the verge of achieving this end. SOCOM and FNH are presently developing the FN MK17 SCAR-H (http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/the-scar-program/?) “common receiver,” which takes the MK17 to the next level of modularity, past its quick-change barrel function. The MK17 common receiver will be capable of accepting a 5.56 mm conversion kit, consisting of a trigger module, bolt, firing pin, magazine and barrel. According to FNH USA’s Marketing Director Combat Rifles & Technical Support Gabe Bailey that the recoil spring and guide remain the same, and there’s no need to change the case deflector.
To read the rest of the story click the link below.
http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/the-scar-program/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=SCAR-Present-text&utm_campaign=SCAR17
Steve
The U.S. Special Operations Command is going forward with the MK17 7.62x51 mm NATO SCAR-H program.
By David Crane
2/17/2011
On April 14, 2010, FN Herstal (http://www.fnhusa.com/) (FNH) received notification from the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Program Executive Office that the FN SCAR (Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle) program achieved the Milestone C phase, authorizing the production and deployment of the following: MK16 5.56x45 mm NATO SCAR-L (SCAR-Light) (Short Barreled Rifle); MK17 7.62x51 mm NATO SCAR-H (SCAR-Heavy); MK20 7.62x51 mm NATO SSR (Sniper Support Rifle); and 40x46 mm MK13 Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module (EGLM). According to an Aug. 16, 2010, FNH USA press release (http://www.americanrifleman.org/BlogEntry.aspx?id=2516&cid=25), SOCOM approved the SCAR systems for full-rate production on July 30, 2010. This created some confusion at the time (http://www.americanrifleman.org/BlogEntry.aspx?id=2500&cid=25), however, since SOCOM quickly let it be known that it would not be purchasing the MK16.
The approval on the rest of the SCAR systems was a long time coming, considering that SOCOM had awarded FNH the SCAR development contract in November 2004. The program was actually conceived in 2002, and SOCOM drafted the Joint Operational Requirements Document (JORD). The original objective of the SCAR program was to develop a modular, multi-caliber platform for Special Operations Forces (SOF). Six years later and after spending $19 million on research, development and procurement, SOCOM is on the verge of achieving this end. SOCOM and FNH are presently developing the FN MK17 SCAR-H (http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/the-scar-program/?) “common receiver,” which takes the MK17 to the next level of modularity, past its quick-change barrel function. The MK17 common receiver will be capable of accepting a 5.56 mm conversion kit, consisting of a trigger module, bolt, firing pin, magazine and barrel. According to FNH USA’s Marketing Director Combat Rifles & Technical Support Gabe Bailey that the recoil spring and guide remain the same, and there’s no need to change the case deflector.
To read the rest of the story click the link below.
http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/the-scar-program/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=SCAR-Present-text&utm_campaign=SCAR17
Steve