The SIG516 G3 assault rifle will become the Romanian Army’s new primary infantry weapon.

In total, the military has ordered 150,000 units of this weapon in 5.56 mm caliber, according to the specialized magazine SPARTANAT.

The SIG516 G3 is an automatic rifle developed by the designers based on the AR-15 platform. It uses standard 5.56×45 mm NATO ammunition.

The system’s main technical feature is a short-stroke gas piston system instead of direct gas impingement into the receiver.

The entire planned batch of small arms will be manufactured entirely at local facilities directly in Romania.

https://militarnyi.com/en/news...imary-assault-rifle/

Interesting. Cugir produced a new 5.56 when the Romanian government announced that it was looking for a new rifle, and Beretta's produced something very similar under the NARD Program.

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/...rom-romania-44823616

http://www.berettadefense.com/...ault-rifle-platform/

Does anyone know if Romania held some kind of competetive testing before choosing the 516? It would be fun to see what they tested and what results they got.

This may be one reason.

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The entire planned batch of small arms will be manufactured entirely at local facilities directly in Romania.