Special Operations Assault Rifle
Appearance
SOAR | |
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Type | Assault rifle |
Place of origin | Philippines |
Service history | |
In service | ? - Present |
Used by | Philippines |
Wars | Anti-guerrilla operations in the Philippines |
Production history | |
Designer | Ferdinand and Francis Sy |
Manufacturer | FERFRANS Specialties |
Produced | ? - Present |
Variants | Variants |
Specifications | |
Cartridge | 5.56x45mm NATO |
Action | Gas-operated, rotating bolt |
Rate of fire | 500 RPM[1] |
Feed system | Various STANAG Magazines |
Sights | Can mount various Optical sights with Picatinny railing |
Special Operations Assault Rifle (SOAR) is an assault rifle manufactured by the Philippine-based company Ferfrans and designed as an improvement of the M16A1, A2 and M4 rifles.
Variants
Known variants include SOARs with 10.5[2], 11.5[2] and 14.5 inch barrels.[3] Known upgrades are known as the 10.5 Mk2, 10.5 Mk2-2 and the 11 Mk2[4].
Users
- Limited use with some SWAT teams[1]
- Blackwater Private Security
See also
References
- ^ a b c FERFRANS Rate Reduction System. Retrieved on October 27, 2007.
- ^ a b FERFRANS SOAR AR-Type CQB Subcarbines/SBRs. Retrieved on October 27, 2007.
- ^ Special Operations Assault Rifle and 5.56 bullet Retrieved on October 27, 2007.
- ^ SOAR gallery. Retrieved on August 4, 2008.