https://soldiersystems.net/2020/09/1...9JBbiUza6EJ4ro
German Bundeswehr Selects CG Haenel’s MK556 Carbine to Replace H&K G36
According to the German language publication Soldat und Technik, the German Army has selected the CG Haenel MK556 carbine to replace the G36. The MK556 is a short-stroke piston design in 5.56mm NATO.
This ends the service’s multi-year search for a G36 replacement. The program to purchase around 120,000 new rifles began in 2017 and suffered a slight set back in 2019 when testing had to be reaccomplished. The G36 entered service in 1997 and underwent two upgrades during its service.
The MK556 beat out the new Heckler & Koch HK433 which was developed specifically for this tender after the German government told H&K that their existing HK416 (adopted by the German Kommando Spezialkräfte or, Special Forces) was too expensive.
The HK Fan Boys gonna be like:
Acts 7:54
Now when they heard this, they were cut to the quick, and they began gnashing their teeth at him.