The Marine Corps has officially hit full operational capability on its new sniper rifle a year ahead of schedule.
The U.S. Marine Corps has achieved Fully Operational Capability (FOC) for the MK22 Mod 0 Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR) a year ...
The full adoption of the Mk22 comes amid a Pentagon push to address a sniper gap with near-peer adversaries like Russia and ...
Despite the best efforts of the Ordnance Department and civilian contractors, the quest for a suitable U.S. rifle with which ...
The Army announced in 2021 that it would also ... SOCOM officials first reported seeking a new precision sniper rifle in a late-2009 announcement. The command awarded the contract for the Mk22 ...
Beyond the MRAD, the Army and Marine Corps have in recent years both raced to adopt not only new sniper rifles like the Mk 22 and the Mk 13 Mod 7, but new designated marksman rifles like the the ...