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British Army to get new infantry machine gun and sniper rifle

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has asked industry to provide solutions for new 5.56mm “assault machine gun” and a replacement for the legacy L115 and L118 sniper rifle through its respective Project ...
Military Times

UK drops millions on new SA80 rifle upgrade

Pictured is the new SA80 A3 Assault Rifle in the hands of a Grenadier Guardsman.(Graeme Main/UK Ministry of Defence © Crown Copyright 2014) The British Army is ...
The National Interest

The Sun Used to Never Set on the British Enfield Rifle

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle arrived just when it was needed, and it was clear that what worked at Waterloo would not suffice in the coming conflict. Great Britain ...
The New York Times

LOCAL MILITARY MOVEMENTS.; HONVED REGIMENT NEW-YORK MOUNTED RIFLES. UNITED STATES GUARDS. THE CLINTON RIFLES. RECRUITS WANTED. BRITISH VOLUNTEERS. COL ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...