Infantry automatic rifle is Afghan-bound
By Dan Lamothe - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Dec 5, 2010 19:10:24 EST
Five units will soon deploy with the new M27 infantry automatic rifle, a 5.56mm weapon that may one day replace the M249 squad automatic weapon. A total of 458 rifles will be delivered by the gun’s maker, Heckler and Koch, and meted out to five battalions working up for deployments to Afghanistan.