Friday, November 21, 2008

FAMAS Felin

IOC: 2006

Origin
France

Contractor/s
NEXTER

Applications
Felin

Description: FAMAS Felin is an individual 5.56mm assault rifle designed to be integrated on the French Felin infantryman concept. It has fully integrated the following capabilities: day and night targeting, range finder, instinctive shoot aids and an IFF-like device for identification of friend or foe fighters. In addition, the FAMAS Felin carries a communications device to relay images and radio.

The new FAMAS assault rifle is enabled, thanks to the targeting aids subsystem, to hit a man in daylight conditions at 300m with 90% and at 500m with 50%. During night 200m with 90% and 400m at 50%. The FAMAS Felin is still under development.

Specifications
Number of Weapons: 25

Dimensions: Diameter 5.56 mm, Length 757 mm

Weights: Max Weight 4.3 kg (9.5 lb)

Other: Max Rate of Fire 1,100 rounds per minute

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Notes
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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Last Updated: Saturday, October 25, 2008

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