U.S. Special Forces Have A New Rifle

Photo: The SCAR assault rifle demonstrated at the Eurosatory in Paris, June 16, 2008 (FN Herstal) (CBS)

U.S. Special Ops Take Shine to Tech-Tuned Rifle -- CBS News/AP

Unconventional Belgian Rifle Becomes Favorite Of US Special Operations In Afghanistan.

The Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle - also known as SCAR - is intended redress the shortcomings of the M-4, an updated version of the M-16 which has been in service since the mid-1960s.

The U.S. military's workhorse rifle did well in Iraq, where much of the fighting was in urban settings. But its light rounds have underperformed in Afghanistan, where the Taliban tend to rely on deadly long-range fire.

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My Comment: Many years in the planning and development .... it is good to see this out in the field and receiving approval from the men on the ground.