Canada looking to expedite purchase of armoured fighting vehicle and a new tank
Canada is improving its Leopard main battle tank fleet but before this is fully completed, it is expected to begin looking for new vehicles.
FN Herstal has developed a new short telescopic buttstock variant for its FN SCAR-SC subcompact carbine weapon, the company announced on 2 March.
The variant adds to the wide range of buttstock types available for this weapon, including standard telescopic buttstock; fixed buttstock; foldable buttstock; and foldable, adjustable offset buttstock for aiming and shooting with anti-riot or bulletproof helmet visor.
The FN SCAR-SC is designed specifically for security forces. The 5.56x45mm calibre FN SCAR-SC is available with semi-auto or selective fire trigger mechanism and features a wide variety of accessories including a sound suppressor, and can also feed non-military ammunition.
Canada is improving its Leopard main battle tank fleet but before this is fully completed, it is expected to begin looking for new vehicles.
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In a bid to accelerate delivery of the British Army’s Challenger 3 main battle tank, which has just carried out its first crewed firings with the latest Rheinmetall 120mm L55A1 smoothbore gun, the UK has opted for an unconventional approach.
Since signing a contract to purchase 54 M1A2 Abrams tanks last year, Romania has been looking into options to buy more tanks, but it could cast the net wider than Abrams with funding considerations potentially set to shape the outcome.
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