Singapore drops Ultimax 100 light machine gun for US Colt IAR6940 Infantry Automatic Rifle

[tripleme]

The Singapore Army has picked Colt’s M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) as its new section automatic weapon, and so it will eventually replace the venerable ST Engineering Ultimax 100 that has served the army for more than 30 years.

The selection was revealed in the army work plan video for the last fiscal year.

Singapore’s MINDEF told Shephard: ‘Our army has conducted extensive trials and evaluations of various weapon models as part of continued force modernisation efforts. The Colt Infantry Automatic Rifle has been assessed to be a suitable replacement for the SAW.’

https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/...ps-ultimax-100-light-machine-gun-for-m27-iar/

 

[Hardware2003]

Why don't buy from south Korea? Cheap n good. US weapons are known to be expensive n useless

 

[Arsene_Wenger]

Why don't buy from south Korea? Cheap n good. US weapons are known to be expensive n useless

Not US weapons are tested in real wars?

 

[Hisashiburi]

No new mg from st engineering?

 

[knight27]

Why don't buy from south Korea? Cheap n good. US weapons are known to be expensive n useless

but but should be better than made by ST

 

[Hardware2003]

Not US weapons are tested in real wars?

US just want money. They don't care quality

 

[vangug]

think they just follow US marines... US marines also chose M27 IAR to replace the M249 in 2021... from some googling can see the discussions about this choice...

 

[lalalalalala]

Why never make our own? I tot we satki make the sar21 machine gun cannot make meh?

 

[zheng]

The Singapore Army has picked Colt’s M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) as its new section automatic weapon, and so it will eventually replace the venerable ST Engineering Ultimax 100 that has served the army for more than 30 years.

The selection was revealed in the army work plan video for the last fiscal year.

Singapore’s MINDEF told Shephard: ‘Our army has conducted extensive trials and evaluations of various weapon models as part of continued force modernisation efforts. The Colt Infantry Automatic Rifle has been assessed to be a suitable replacement for the SAW.’

https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/...ps-ultimax-100-light-machine-gun-for-m27-iar/

pls replace the stupidly designed sar21 too

 

[parchiao]

One is light machine gun.

The other is an automatic rifle.

I don't get it.

 

[Evil_Boss]

should replace the SAR21...

failure of a rifle.

 

[Mistranslated]

M27

Outgoing Ultimax 100 (isn't this SAW?)

 

[herzberg]

"eventually replace the venerable ST Engineering Ultimax 100 that has served the army for more than 30 years"

Jin sad, even local gun kena replaced by FT

 

[andyhtc]

Different number of rounds...

 

[Darkshadows]

Should buy weapons from Israel instead.

 

[Canis Lupus]

 

[mel1888]

L J saw gun. Run halfway stupid mag always drop everywhere. After fire one round 99% others all IA. Bloody worse weapon to be stuck with in a war.

 

[amognoix]

Why don't buy from south Korea? Cheap n good. US weapons are known to be expensive n useless

交保护费 to US

 

[Avant-Garde]

the bodoh in-charge don't know the difference between LMG vs rifle?

if i not wrong, M27 also using 30-round mag, so no need for suppressive fire?

 

[GBC]

M27 looks like a glorified M16 leh..