What do you think of that ? I thought the Steyr was a good enough rifle although slightly awkward.
New Zealand selects LMT rifle for Steyr replacement
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Remigiusz Wilk, Warsaw - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
25 August 2015
US small arms manufacturer Lewis Machine & Tool Co (LMT) has been named the preferred tenderer in the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Individual Weapon Replacement programme.
IHS Jane's understands that LMT's AR-15-derived CQB16 has been selected to replace the Steyr AUG A1 assault rifle in NZDF service. A New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) notification released in mid-August only said that LMT had been downselected.
The New Zealand MoD was authorised in May 2014 to undertake a tender to purchase 8,800 'off-the-shelf' replacement rifles and associated accessories. A key requirement is that the new weapon with suitable sights should be able to detect, identify, and engage adversaries at both close quarters and at distances of up to 500 m in daylight.
A request for proposals closed on 12 November 2014, and following an evaluation eight companies were selected for trials that were undertaken between 2 March and 1 June 2015. The trials tested rifles provided by Beretta Defense Technologies (represented by a local branch); Ceska Zbrojovka; Colt Canada Corp; FN Herstal; Steyr Mannlicher; SIG Sauer (represented by New Zealand dealer XTEK Ltd); Heckler & Koch; and LMT.
IHS Jane's understands that LMT offered CQB16 variants with 406 mm and 457 mm barrels for testing.
The MoD notification said the new rifle is expected to be introduced into service by 2016-17.
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Remigiusz Wilk, Warsaw - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
25 August 2015
US small arms manufacturer Lewis Machine & Tool Co (LMT) has been named the preferred tenderer in the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Individual Weapon Replacement programme.
IHS Jane's understands that LMT's AR-15-derived CQB16 has been selected to replace the Steyr AUG A1 assault rifle in NZDF service. A New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) notification released in mid-August only said that LMT had been downselected.
The New Zealand MoD was authorised in May 2014 to undertake a tender to purchase 8,800 'off-the-shelf' replacement rifles and associated accessories. A key requirement is that the new weapon with suitable sights should be able to detect, identify, and engage adversaries at both close quarters and at distances of up to 500 m in daylight.
A request for proposals closed on 12 November 2014, and following an evaluation eight companies were selected for trials that were undertaken between 2 March and 1 June 2015. The trials tested rifles provided by Beretta Defense Technologies (represented by a local branch); Ceska Zbrojovka; Colt Canada Corp; FN Herstal; Steyr Mannlicher; SIG Sauer (represented by New Zealand dealer XTEK Ltd); Heckler & Koch; and LMT.
IHS Jane's understands that LMT offered CQB16 variants with 406 mm and 457 mm barrels for testing.
The MoD notification said the new rifle is expected to be introduced into service by 2016-17.
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