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The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £4 million contract to Colt Canada Corporation for the supply of spares supporting the ...
Colt Canada is using this year's SHOT Show in Las Vegas to showcase its newly-developed Modular Railed Rifle (MRR) family of weapons, which is an evolution from the company's well-established C8 rifle ...
Officers with the St. Thomas Police Service now have access to the military-style Colt C8 Carbine Rifle, according to a police news release. Although officers have had access to shotguns for over ...
Marines guarding the Navy's nuclear deterrent submarine base and weapons convoys will give up the SA-80 rifle for the Colt Canada C8 carbine A Royal Marine from 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group ...
The entire process is expected to be complete within 60-90 days. In addition to the U.S. business, Colt Canada Corporation makes the C7 rifle and C8 Carbine for the Canadian military.
Colt Canada’s Warren Downing told Defence Watch that the MRR, or Modular Railed Rifle, shaves about ¾ of a pound off the weight of current rifles. (Colt Canada has its C8IUR weight listed on ...
Our subsidiary, Colt Canada Corporation, is the Canadian government’s Center of Excellence for small arms and is the Canadian military’s sole supplier of the C7 rifle and C8 carbine.
The rifle is indeed the Colt Canada 5.56mm MRR and they were issued to some of the troops during the test, the Canadian Army confirmed.
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a ...
The Canadian Department of National Defense announced earlier this month that it issued a contract to Colt Canada to design and produce 6,500 new rifles for the military's Arctic Rangers.
Colt Canada has been awarded a contract to replace the Lee Enfield rifle used by the Canadian Rangers, it was announced on 23 June. The around $1.21 million contract will see the rangers test the new ...
Last week Colt began setting up M-16 production lines in new quarters in West Hartford, Conn., and workmen laid the foundations of a $300,000 enclosed shooting range to test the rifle.