Here’s What You Need to Remember: The 80s gave us so many great innovations, but this British assault rifle was not one of them. The SA80 is the British Army’s main assault rifle, and everything about ...

The plan to replace the British military’s SA80-series infantry rifle could be pushed to the right following confirmation from the UK government that Project Grayburn remains in the concept phase, ...

Beretta Defence Technologies UK (BDT UK) is positioning itself as a leading contender in the British Ministry of Defence's Project Grayburn. The initiative aims to replace the SA80 service rifle by ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Despite some talk of replacing the weapon, the British military plans to keep the SA80 until at least the 2020s — whether or not the lads like it. The SA80 is the ...

For nearly 40 years, the British Army’s standard rifle has been the SA80. Officially designated the L85, the weapon has been praised, cursed, upgraded and carried everywhere from the Gulf War to ...

December 15, 2005: Is the British SA80 rifle (officially designated the L85) a piece of junk? This is a question of no small importance to the grunts in the British Army. The rifle has been plagued ...

A UK L85A3 (SA80 family) rifle with M-LOK handguard. The SA80 is due to be replaced by 2035. (Janes/Amael Kotlarski) By early 2026 the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is expected to have published some ...

Pictured is the new SA80 A3 Assault Rifle in the hands of a Grenadier Guardsman.(Graeme Main/UK Ministry of Defence © Crown Copyright 2014) The British Army is ...

Since British operations in Afghanistan began in 2001, much has changed - not least the kit the soldiers on tour in the country are expected to use. More than £6bn has been spent on what are known as ...

The Brits plan to upgrade their "Civil Servant" L85 rifle to give it a modern twist. The British Army's standard L85 Individual Weapon is getting yet another major update -- one the service hopes will ...