DW: Germany's new assault rifles fail Bundeswehr tests
Gun manufacturers have fallen short in their efforts to replace the controversial G36 model. Defense Minister Ursula von Der Leyen's plan to phase in a new weapon has been delayed by eight months.
The German army's efforts to acquire a new standard automatic weapon for its troops have been delayed as gun manufacturers failed to provide suitable bids, newspaper Die Welt am Sonntag reported on Saturday.
The information came from a confidential report by the German Defense Ministry's procurement office (BAAINBw), made available to Die Welt.
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WNU Editor: I know German standards are very high. But this is a blow to Germany's reputation when it comes to development, engineering, and manufacturing new military weapons.
German weapons have to be made by Mercedes.........
ReplyDeleteWould have passed Russian testing with flying colors
ReplyDeleteBack to the G3 I guess.
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