Australia hands Thales contract for F90 rifles

[CougarKing]

Goodbye to the F88s?

Australia hands Thales LRIP contract for F90 rifle

[IHS Jane's 360] - 24 September 2014

The F90 includes an integrated SL40 Steyr Mannlicher sideloading 40 mm grenade launcher. Source: Thales

Thales Australia has received a low rate initial production (LRIP) contract from the Australian Department of Defence (DoD) for the company's F90 5.56 mm assault rifle, developed to replace the Australian Defence Force's (ADF's) in-service F88 series.

 

[Shrek1985]

Is that the 3-shot metalstorm grenade launcher?

 

[a_majoor]

The Metalstorm proposal was different