T he plan to replace the British military’s SA80-series infantry rifle could be pushed to the right following confirmation from the UK government that Project Grayburn remains in the concept ...

The Royal Marines in Afghanistan are also swapping the SA80 for the Canadian-made C8 Diemaco, a version of the Colt M-16A3. Further, the SA80 is a failure as an export weapon.

The SA80 is the British Army’s main assault rifle, and everything about it just screams “1980s.” The British Army Rumor Service — a message board and comedy site — described it as the ...

Scrapping the SA80, which was introduced in 1986 and is due to stay in service until 2020, would delight British troops, who increasingly mistrust it as their standardissue combat weapon.

The SA80 is a bullpup design, an effort to get a good rifle in a small package. The bullpup design allowed the designers to get a 20.4-inch barrel on a 30.7-inch rifle. Contrast this with the M16A2, ...

The British Army is sinking £5.4 million into Heckler & Koch to upgrade its standard issue SA80 rifle to help prolong its life beyond 2025, according to the U.K. Ministry of Defence.. The current ...

Fielding of the first tranche of upgraded SA80 A3 rifles to the British Army has begun, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 11 April. Heckler and Koch is upgrading the British Army’s SA80 A2 ...

SA80 rifle is reliable, says Army chief 27 September 2002 • 12:50pm The much-criticised SA80 rifle is a "highly reliable" weapon, a top military commander has insisted.

THE lives of élite Pathfinder troops were endangered when their rifles jammed during a battle in Sierra Leone, a top secret report says. It is the first time that the SA80 rifle has failed in ...