Soldier died on training exercise after rifle fired

L/Cpl Joe Spencer, 24, from Hampshire, was killed on 1 November 2016 when his gun fired unexpectedly during sniper training ...
The National Interest

Why British Rangers Love Their New L403A1 Rifle

What You Need to Know: The British military’s Ranger Regiment, created in 2021, has received the L403A1, an advanced rifle designed for special operations. Built by Knight’s Armament, the L403A1 is a ...
The National Interest

The SA80 Wins the Prize of Worst Military Rifle

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Despite some talk of replacing the weapon, the British military plans to keep the SA80 until at least the 2020s — whether or not the lads like it. The SA80 is the ...
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Beretta using success as model for new British army rifle: Weapon of the Week

Beretta Defence Technologies UK (BDT UK) is positioning itself as a leading contender in the British Ministry of Defence's Project Grayburn. The initiative aims to replace the SA80 service rifle by ...
The Print on MSN

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 ...
New Atlas

British Army adopts acoustic system to pinpoint enemy artillery

Because knowing which way to jump is pretty important, the British Army is getting a new system to find where enemy artillery is coming from. Built by Leonardo UK, the SONUS Acoustic Weapon Locating ...
Wired

Long range killer: Behind the scenes of Accuracy International

This article was taken from the September 2011 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content ...