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According to media reports, the Federal Audit Office has questioned the precision capabilities of the new G95A1 assault rifle for the Bundeswehr. “The Bundeswehr needs an assault rifle that can strike with sufficient precision under real conditions with the introduced combat ammunition,” it says. The Bundeswehr purchasing office “can no longer guarantee this.”
“Current research by the Bundeswehr under laboratory conditions shows that the Bw assault rifle with the introduced combat ammunition does not meet the accuracy requirements of users,” says a report from the authority, according to “Bild”. “However, this is achieved with civilian precision munitions.”
Manufacturer requested special ammunition
The background to this is the insufficient obligation of the Bundeswehr purchasing office to prove the correctness. These were watered down in an amendment agreement after the contract was concluded.
De Spiegel reports, with reference to the same report from the Court of Audit, that the manufacturer Heckler & Koch contacted the purchasing office in the autumn of 2022 with the request to carry out the shooting tests with special civilian ammunition and not with the usual combat ammunition . used by the Bundeswehr.
According to “Bild”, the industry is now allowed to use a sniper scope due to the weakening in the tests. In addition, the NATO shooting range can be exchanged for a manufacturer’s own precision shooting range.
Ministry of Defense disagrees
“The currently permitted laboratory conditions and the civilian precision munitions do not allow realistic proof of the accuracy of the Bw assault rifle system,” the Court’s report said.
However, the Federal Ministry of Defense of Boris Pistorius (63) contradicts the statements. Contrary to what was reported, the requirements for manufacturer Heckler & Koch have not been lowered, a spokesperson said in Berlin on Friday. Allegations in this regard should be classified “as non-objective”. (AFP/obf)
Source: Blick
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