FN Herstal SCAR assault rifle used by Special Forces of Peruvian Air Force in combat missions 1605154

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SITDEF 2015
Official Online Show Daily News and Web TV
International Defence Technology Exhibition &
Prevention of Natural Disasters
14 -17 May 2015, Lima, Peru
 
FN Herstal SCAR assault rifle at SITDEF 2015
 
 
FN Herstal SCAR assault rifle used by Special Forces of Peruvian Air Force in combat missions.
Belgium-based FN Herstal Company presents the full range of its latest generation of assault rifle SCAR at the International Defense Exhibition in Lima, Peru. Today, the SCAR in 5.56mm and 7.62mm caliber is in service with the Special Forces of the Peruvian Air Force and was used during combat operations.
     
Belgium-based FN Herstal Company presents the full range of its latest generation of assault rifle SCAR at the International Defense Exhibition in Lima, Peru. Today, the SCAR in 5.56mm and 7.62mm caliber is in service with the Special Forces of the Peruvian Air Force and was used during combat operations. FN Herstal SCAR-H 7.62x51 caliber assault rifle with grenade launcher FN40GL of Special Forces Peruvian Air Force.
     

In the future, the SCAR could be the standard assault rifle of the Peruvian Army.

Army Recognition editorial team has the chance to make an interview of Special Forces of Peruvian Air Forces who uses the SCAR since a few years. According the experience of Peruvian soldiers using the SCAR during combat missions, the reliability, ease of use, and performance of this weapon make it the best weapons platform available in today's market hands down.

The SCAR®, is a modular rifle designed and developed by the Belgian Fabrique Nationale de Herstal in cooperation with the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to satisfy the requirements of the SCAR competition. This family of rifles consist of two main types, the SCAR-L and the SCAR-H.

The SCAR® system consists of two highly adaptable modular rifle platforms, i.e. the 5.56x45mm NATO SCAR®-Light (or SCAR®-L) and the 7.62x51mm NATO SCAR®-Heavy (or SCAR®-H), and an enhanced grenade launcher module (EGLM or FN40GL®). Both SCAR® platforms are available with two different barrel lengths: a CQC barrel for Close Quarter Combat and a Standard barrel (STD) for longer distances.

The FN SCAR® is now widely used by some of the world’s most demanding combat forces, with 100,000 units sold to over 20 countries worldwide.