Land Warfare

MDM 2011: M27 contract awarded by USMC

28th September 2011

The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) 5.56 mm machine gun, a variant of the Heckler & Koch (HK) HK416, has been officially selected by the …

Land Warfare

Norwegian armed forces adopt FN MINIMI machine gun

8th February 2011

Belgium-based FN Herstal is pleased to announce that the FN MINIMI 5.56 has been selected as the new light machine gun for the Norwegian Armed …

Land Warfare

FN Herstal wins French competition for 7.62 machine guns

18th January 2011

The French DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement) has selected the MAG machine gun manufactured by Belgium-based FN Herstal to replace its existing AN F1 machine …

Defence Helicopter

Eurocopter & ATE begin firing tests on weapons system for light helicopters

15th September 2010

Eurocopter, the world's leading helicopter manufacturer, and Advanced Technologies & Engineering (ATE), South Africa's aerospace systems integrator, have begun flight test firing a new Stand …

Defence Helicopter

Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) begin operations with new gun

23rd August 2010

While supporting 16 Air Assault Brigade (16AAB) during their Final Training Exercise on Salisbury Plain Training Area (SPTA) in July, ahead of their deployment to …

Land Warfare

The FN SCAR reaches final milestone

6th May 2010

FN Herstal, S.A. (FN) received notification from the USSOCOM Program Executive Office-SOF Warrior (PEO-SW) that the SCAR Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) was approved and signed …

Land Warfare

Asia-Pacific interested in FN Herstal's integrated weapon systems

26th January 2010

FN Herstal, a world leader in small arms manufacture, is pleased to announce that it was recently awarded a contract by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) …

Military helicopters - scout/light attack

MD 530F -Kenya

Crew transition training took place at the MD Helicopters headquarters in Mesa, Arizona, with field service support, armament, and gunnery training scheduled to occur at ...

Military helicopters - scout/light attack

MD 530G Lebanon

The Armed MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopter features next-generation all-glass cockpit that includes: two Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 6” x 9” LCD primary displays, Tek Fusion ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Mine-protected vehicles

CLRV

Programme Background Requirement The Luxembourg MoD wants to replace the Luxembourg Army's fleet of 42 AM General M1151 HMMWV Up-Armoured (UA) and 48 KMW Dingo ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

Indonesian Navy PC-60M

Programme Background Local Indonesian shipyard PT Caputra Mitra Sejati has designed and developed a class of fast patrol boats that have been ordered by the ...

Light attack, Trainer

L-39NG Senegal

The aircraft will feature five hard-points, two external fuel tanks with 350 lt capacity, Mk 81 and Mk 82 bombs, guided and unguided rockets, single ...

Heavy machine guns

FN M2HB-QCB

FN Herstal is the original designer and manufacturer of the Quick Change Barrel (QCB) version of the Browning M2HB 50cal HMG. FN Herstal has produced ...

Submachine guns

FN SCAR-SC

FN Herstal unveiled the 5.56mm FN SCAR-SC (Subcompact Carbine), the newest member of the SCAR (SOF Combat Assault Rifle) family originally developed for the US ...

Land: fire control systems

FN FCU Mk3

In February 2017, FN Herstal introduced the FN FCU Mk3 fire control unit for 40mm grenade launchers as a successor to the previous FN FCU-850N ...

Medium/general-purpose machine guns

FN MAG

FN Herstal is the original designer and manufacturer of the 7.62mm FN MAG (General Support Machine Gun). More than 230,000 have been produced since 1958, ...

Helicopter guns

FN MAG 58M on Pintle

The FN MAG 58M machine gun is a single-barrel, fully automatic 7.62x51mm NATO machine gun designed to be pintle-mounted on FN Herstal’s mounts in rotary-wing ...

Pistols

FN 509

FN Herstal launched its FN 509 pistol in 2018. The pistol was designed for commercial, law enforcement and military use. The semi-automatic FN 509 has ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6

Varan

Streit unveiled the Varan 6x6 amphibious armoured vehicle at the IDEX defence exhibition in February 2013. The vehicle can be fitted with additional ballistic protection ...

Air: Integrated cockpit systems

FN D-PC

FN D-PC is a Digital Pod Controller capable of controlling two mission stores, either FN Herstal digital pods or up to 19 tubes rocket launchers ...

Helicopter guns

FN RMP

FN Herstal has designed and manufactured the FN RMP (Rocket Machine Gun Pod), a self-contained, all-in-one weapon system. The system includes a 50cal FN M3P ...

Pistols

FN Five-seveN

FN Herstal developed the FN Five-seveN pistol in the 1990s to complement its FN P90 personal defence weapon – both fire a 5.7x28mm cartridge developed ...

Submachine guns

FN P90

FN Herstal introduced the FN P90 PDW in 1990 to fire its 5.7x28mm cartridge. Both were developed with the aim of providing a more efficient ...

Individual grenade launchers

FN GL1

The 40mm low-velocity FN Herstal FN GL1 was designed to integrate under the FN F2000 Standard or Tactical assault rifle (see separate entry) as a ...

Helicopter guns

FN M3M (GAU-21) on Pintle

The FN M3M Pintle weapon system includes a 50cal FN M3M (GAU-21) machine gun with spade grips, a medium pintle head including a soft mount, ...

Helicopter guns

FN M3P Machine Gun

The FN M3P is a 50cal single-barrel, high-rate-of-fire, fully automatic machine gun. It was designed, developed and manufactured by FN Herstal to be axially or ...

Land: manned turrets

TORC30

The TORC30 is a stabilised unmanned turret armed with a Rheinmetall MK30-2/ABM 30mm cannon being developed by Ares, an Elbit subsidiary, and the Brazilian Army’s ...