PARIS — The Direction Générale de l'Armement received May 3 a 400-strong first batch of Heckler & Koch HK416 F, an assault rifle to replace the Famas weapon for the French services under the ...

Heckler & Koch's 5.56mm 416 F assault rifle is to become the French military's standard individual weapon, replacing the domestically produced FAMAS rifle.

The Heckler and Koch 416 assault rifle bears a strong resemblance to the M4 carbine, at least on the outside. Inside it’s a different ball game, as the weapon uses an operating system designed ...

Mexican authorities have withdrawn German assault rifles made by Heckler & Koch from parts of the country following allegations the weapons were used by local police to commit human rights abuses ...

The G11 had an overall length of just 29.52 inches but concealed a 21.25 inch barrel. Unlike conventional assault rifles, the fifty round magazine lay horizontally and parallel to the barrel.