Forty years ago, the French Army adopted a new assault rifle that catapulted the country’s infantry from the rear to the forefront of small arms technology. The Fusil d’Assaut de la Manufacture ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: FAMAS had a relatively high rate of fire for an assault rifle, firing from 900 to 1,100 rounds per minute. The rifles are capable of single shot, three round burst, ...

October 16, 2016: In September 2016 France announced that it finally found a suitable replacement for their FAMAS assault rifle; the German Heckler & Koch HK416. Initially 100,000 HK416s have been ...

PARIS, Sept. 26 (UPI) --Heckler & Koch's 5.56mm 416 F assault rifle is to become the French military's standard individual weapon, replacing the domestically produced FAMAS rifle. The changeover comes ...

Assault Rifles: Backbone of the Modern Army Assault rifles are among the most vital components of any nation’s armed forces.

PARIS — The Direction Générale de l'Armement received May 3 a 400-strong first batch of Heckler & Koch HK416 F, an assault rifle to replace the Famas weapon for the French services under the future ...