The ARX-160 is a modular assault rifle manufactured by Pietro Beretta S.p.A.. Developed for the Italian armed forces as part of the Soldato Futuro (Future Soldier in English) program, the ARX-160 was launched in 2008 as a commercial weapon system independent from the Soldato Futuro ensemble, complete with a companion single-shot 40mm NATO low-velocity grenade launcher, called GLX-160, which can be underslung to the rifle or used with an ad-hoc stock system as a stand-alone weapon.
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| - The ARX-160 is a modular assault rifle manufactured by Pietro Beretta S.p.A.. Developed for the Italian armed forces as part of the Soldato Futuro (Future Soldier in English) program, the ARX-160 was launched in 2008 as a commercial weapon system independent from the Soldato Futuro ensemble, complete with a companion single-shot 40mm NATO low-velocity grenade launcher, called GLX-160, which can be underslung to the rifle or used with an ad-hoc stock system as a stand-alone weapon.
- The ARX-160 is an assault rifle of Italian origin. It is manufactured by Beretta, and it can accept the commonly-used 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge. The ARX-160 departs from the previously issued Beretta 70/90 weapon system under several points of view. The weapon is composed of two receivers, both manufactured mostly in polymer, and operates through a short-stroke piston system. The ARX-160 uses NATO STANAG magazines.
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*680 mm
*580 mm
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| - Beretta ARX 160 with thermal sight and grenade launcher.
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| - * 5.56x45mm NATO
* 5.45x39mm Soviet
* 6.8 mm Remington SPC
* 7.62x39mm Soviet
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| - *5.56x45mm NATO
*5.45x39mm
*6.8mm Remington SPC
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| - Front sight adjustable in elevation and windage
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| - *30 round STANAG Magazine,
*100-round C-Mag drum magazine
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| - ARX 160SF, ARX 160 PDW, ARX 100
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| - The ARX-160 is a modular assault rifle manufactured by Pietro Beretta S.p.A.. Developed for the Italian armed forces as part of the Soldato Futuro (Future Soldier in English) program, the ARX-160 was launched in 2008 as a commercial weapon system independent from the Soldato Futuro ensemble, complete with a companion single-shot 40mm NATO low-velocity grenade launcher, called GLX-160, which can be underslung to the rifle or used with an ad-hoc stock system as a stand-alone weapon.
- The ARX-160 is an assault rifle of Italian origin. It is manufactured by Beretta, and it can accept the commonly-used 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge. The ARX-160 departs from the previously issued Beretta 70/90 weapon system under several points of view. The weapon is composed of two receivers, both manufactured mostly in polymer, and operates through a short-stroke piston system. The ARX-160 uses NATO STANAG magazines. The weapon has many unique features like ambidextrous safeties, magazine catches and charging handle, and the ability to change which side spent casings are ejected. a quick-change barrel can be removed and replaced in seconds without tools, and there are two picatinny rails for sights and accessories.
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