The HK G36 rifle was developed in the 1990s as an inexpensive and lightweight successor to the HK G3 rifles, using the intermediate 5.56x45 mm cartridge during challenging times for the Bundeswehr.

The HK G36 rifle was developed in the 1990s as an inexpensive and lightweight successor to the HK G3 rifles, using the ...

(Janes/ Amael Kotlarski) Heckler & Koch (H&K) is currently developing a 5.56×45 mm version of the HK421 light machine gun (LMG), which is currently chambered in 7.62×51 mm. Speaking at the ...