The French armament procurement agency, the DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has taken delivery of a first batch of new rifles.
The first tranche of HK416F 5.56x45mm assault rifles is intended for French Army. The HK416F is a specific modification of HK416A5 for France. The batch was delivered in early May.
A first firm tranche of 5,340 HK416F rifles was bought by the DGA according to a 22 September 2016 contract worth approximately €168 million with Heckler & Koch SAS France. It is part of the AIF (Arme Individuelle Future) programme that will gradually replace the existing versions of the
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The US Army Materiel Command is seeking solutions that can automatically detect and classify natural or man-made obstacles preventing the manoeuvrability of land vehicles.
The French Army’s upgraded Leclerc main battle tank is expected to begin retiring before the end of the 2030s and the government is looking to adopt an interim solution ahead of a next-generation tank.
The country is scaling back its reliance on heavy battlefield equipment in favour of upgrading existing platforms and investing in firepower, mobility, unmanned systems and situational awareness.
General Dynamics Land Systems and Textron Systems are competing to replace the US Marine Corps’ fleet of light armoured vehicles. The companies have been awarded contracts to provide prototypes of three different vehicle variants.
PT Sentra Surya Ekajaya’s P2 Tiger, the SCATA Mk1 and the Inkas M1 armoured personnel carriers are each built on the proven Celeris base, but all are still awaiting firm orders.
Greece’s selection of PULS makes it the sixth European country to choose the system and follows Sweden’s plan to buy HIMARS and Norway’s selection of Chunmoo artillery systems. The diverse choices for a similar capability highlight demand and a desire for European industrial capacity.
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