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German SF set for new rifle but Bundeswehr must wait

9th March 2020 - 12:00 GMT | by Tim Fish in New Zealand

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Deliveries of the new HK416 rifle (pictured) to German SF are expected to start this month as the Bundeswehr ponders the replacement of its main assault rifle.

Heckler & Koch (H&K) was selected in 2018 to provide 1,700 HK416 A7 rifles – also known as the G95K – to the Kommando Spezialkräfte and Kampfschwimmer (frogman) SF units. Deliveries will be completed by mid-2020.

But whether this will have any impact on a separate programme to replace the army’s existing G36 rifle under the System Sturmgewehr Bundeswehr (Bundeswehr assault rifle system) programme, currently running a year late, is unclear. A decision

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