Barrett Firearms has received a five-year contract worth $50 million from the US Department of Defense to deliver the Multi Role Adaptive Design (MRAD) sniper rifle.
The MRAD rifle’s monolithic upper receiver is machined from 7000-series aluminium, including a full-length M1913 Picatinny top rail with built-in taper for long range precision.
With mounting slots at three, six, and nine o’clock, its hand guard offers a rigid, highly adaptable interface for attachment of rails, electro-optics and other accessories. The weapon can be converted to one of eight different calibres or multiple barrel lengths by loosening two bolts using a standard Torx wrench.
With tool-less length of pull and cheek piece height adjustment, the MRAD can be configured to suit the user. The use of ambidextrous paddle-style magazine release, left/right swappable thumb safety and AR15/M16 pistol grips also makes the MRAD suitable for both right and left handed shooters.
If all goes to plan, initial delivery of the selected vehicle could take place in 2029/2030 with final delivery in 2031/2032. The Bv206 were supplied to Canada many years ago and are in urgent need of replacement. More than 11,000 Bv206 were built for worldwide sale.
The One-Way Effector (OWE) is a ground-launched missile or drome designed to act as a swarm to overwhelm air defence systems. It was displayed for the first time in Paris this week.
The new artillery and howitzer factory pre-dates the emphasis on this capability from this month’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR). The first joint industry-government meeting outlined in the review took place this week.
Romania received its first Cobra MkII 4×4 light tactical armoured vehicles, ordered Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs) and VAMTAC light vehicles, and is set to invest billions-of-dollars in infantry fighting vehicles.
The Italian Army operates Pumas in 6×6 and 4×4 configurations but the platforms are ageing and numbers have fallen with obsolescence also being an issue. Any replacement is likely to have a focus on the involvement of local industry.
The VAMTAC (Vehículo de Alta Movilidad Táctico or High Mobility Tactical Vehicle) 4×4 by Urovesa is in service with or has been ordered by eight countries, the most recent being Spain this month and Romania last month.
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