The NATO Procurement and Support Agency (NSPA) has ordered small arms from FN Herstal for the Portuguese soldier system Sistemas de Combato do Soldiero.
This major order - which is also significant from the NSPA's point of view - includes the delivery of FN SCAR assault rifles and FN MINIMI machine guns as future standard weapons for the infantrymen and FN40GL grenade launchers as well as corresponding accessories. Numbers and purchase prices were not disclosed.
Das FN SCAR Sturmgewehr verfügt in der Ausführung L über das NATO-Kaliber 5,56x45mm und in der Ausführung H über das NATO-Kaliber 7,62x51mm und ist mit einem 14,5″ Lauf (L) bzw. 16“ (H) ausgestattet. Für den Nahkampf kann der Bediener in weniger als fünf Minuten den Standardlauf durch einen kurzen 10″ (L) bzw. 13“ (H) Lauf ersetzen. Das Gewehr heißt dann FN SCAR-L CQC bzw. FN SCAR-H CQC.
The FN SCAR assault rifles can be equipped with a 40mm FN40GL Mk2 grenade launcher mounted on the lower rail of the rifle to generate additional firepower.
The FN MINIMI light machine gun is also available in two NATO calibers: 5.56x45mm and 7.62x51mm. The Mk 3 version is the further development of the machine gun introduced worldwide with improved ergonomics and handling properties.
Gerhard Heiming
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