Key Point: The French Army began its search for a new rifle in the 1960s. Forty years ago, the French Army adopted a new assault rifle that catapulted the country’s infantry from the rear to the ...

Key point: Nearly four decades after entering service, the FAMAS is being replaced by a new assault rifle. Forty years ago, the French Army adopted a new assault rifle that catapulted the country’s ...

The VHS-1 was Croatia’s first domestically designed bullpup rifle, drawing clear inspiration from the French FAMAS but using a short-stroke gas piston system. Developed between 2003 and 2005 and ...