The Special Operations Command Conducts Second Critical Design Review for the Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR)
The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) announced today that it conducted the second critical design review for the Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR) with FN Herstal since the contract award on 5 November 2004. USSOCOM's SCAR Program is providing the first, truly modular, and reliable assault rifle designed and built from the ground up for the finest fighting forces in the world. The critical design review was spearheaded by the Naval Surface Warfare Center-Crane Division (NSWC-CD), Crane, Indiana, and supported by USSOCOM Operators.
The purpose of the three-day meeting was fivefold:
* To review and discuss major operational application issues to the prototype weapon, some of which were originally discussed during the first Critical Design Review in December of 2004.
* To continue improvements to the operator-designed weapons.
* To accelerate the concurrent development of the SCAR Light (SCAR-L), a 5.56 mm version, and Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module (EGLM).
* To test the weapons on the range and to gather input of ergonomic adjustments, and
* To make other improvements with the developers and Operators in an iterative process
As in the first Critical Design Review, upon conclusion of the meetings, FN Herstal provided changes to the existing prototypes and mockups based on discussions illustrating the spiral development process: Two SCAR-L (SCAR-L Close Quarter Combat [CQC] and Standard barrel, EGLM on the SCAR-L) and a SCAR-Heavy (SCAR-H) (CQC barrel). These changes do not affect the majority of internal working mechanisms of the FN design. They are critical to the optimization of the external design features for maximum effectiveness and efficiency of operational applications by the Operators. (Via Yahoo Finance)
The purpose of the three-day meeting was fivefold:
* To review and discuss major operational application issues to the prototype weapon, some of which were originally discussed during the first Critical Design Review in December of 2004.
* To continue improvements to the operator-designed weapons.
* To accelerate the concurrent development of the SCAR Light (SCAR-L), a 5.56 mm version, and Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module (EGLM).
* To test the weapons on the range and to gather input of ergonomic adjustments, and
* To make other improvements with the developers and Operators in an iterative process
As in the first Critical Design Review, upon conclusion of the meetings, FN Herstal provided changes to the existing prototypes and mockups based on discussions illustrating the spiral development process: Two SCAR-L (SCAR-L Close Quarter Combat [CQC] and Standard barrel, EGLM on the SCAR-L) and a SCAR-Heavy (SCAR-H) (CQC barrel). These changes do not affect the majority of internal working mechanisms of the FN design. They are critical to the optimization of the external design features for maximum effectiveness and efficiency of operational applications by the Operators. (Via Yahoo Finance)
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