British military to adopt ARs

[The Heretic]

British ASOB L403A1 AIW Rifle | Joint Forces News

British troops will soon be more lethal on the battlefield, as a new £90 million contract delivers modern, L403A1 AIW high precision rifles.

www.joint-forces.com

MSN

https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2023/09/newadvancedrifle/

ADS Advance - DE&S equips British Armed Forces with advanced new rifle

British forces to get new rifles designed in the US

Up to 10,000 new weapons will first go to special operations forces.

www.defensenews.com

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[ma96782]

OMG.....all that reading.....

Various variations of the blah, blah, statement.....

"Project Hunter has successfully delivered a new weapon option for UK Defence. At the current time this is being procured for the Army Special Operations Brigade (ASOB).

"It offers a marked increase in lethality, and the system includes one of the most capable day sights currently available. Importantly, the weapon system will be further enhanced by our newest generation of night optics, with which the ASOB are already equipped."

So.....What caliber?

Aloha, Mark

 

[The Heretic]

What caliber?

Good question - I didn't see any of the articles I posted mentioning the chambering. I did skim thru most of them.

I assume 5.56x45 or I think they would have mentioned the change. I don't think the 6.8x51 has been adopted by NATO yet?