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 through an award from France's Directorate-General of Armaments for the country's Future Individual Weapon program to the consortium of Heckler & Koch France SAS and Heckler & Koch GmbH of Germany.