This method of construction is particularly efficient and was subsequently copied by other designs, FN SCAR as an example.
On 9 December 2011, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division released a sole source 5 year IDIQ procurement notice for the Mk 16 Mod 0 (SCAR-L), Mk 17 Mod 0 (SCAR-H), Mk 20 Mod 0 (SSR), and MK 13 Mod 0 (40mm EGLM) from FN to sustain inventory levels.
SCAR-H, Mk 17 Mod 0; a heavy modular rifle employed by US Special Operations Command
Beginning in mid-2011, SOCOM began divesting the Mk 12 SPR from their inventory and replacing it with the marksman version of the SCAR Mk 17.
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