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SOFIC 2018: USSOCOM releases Advanced Sniper Rifle solicitation

16th May 2018 - 14:22 GMT | by Scott Gourley in California

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United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has released the official solicitation for the Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR) program.

While the majority of ASR solicitation material is locked or restricted from broad dissemination, draft documentation released in mid-November 2017 justified the emerging ASR program as 'designed to address the operational requirements of the sniper' and 'enhance operational effectiveness of Special Operations Forces [SOF] operators'.

The documentation went on to describe the system as a 'modular, multi-caliber bolt action sniper rifle capable of engagements to beyond 1,500m' noting that the rifle 'will be chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO, .300 Norma Magnum and .338

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