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Beretta ARX160
General Facts
- TYPE
Assault rifle - ORIGIN
Italy - NICKNAMES
- - DESIGNED
2000's - DESIGNER
Ulrich Zedrosser (Beretta) - PRODUCTION
2008 - present - PRODUCERS Italy - Beretta
- QUANTITY
Over 40.000 produced, production continues. - UNIT COST
1.200 to 1.500 Euro in 2009. - CHARACTERISTICS
Ergonomic ambidextrous design
Limited weight
Large and bulky
Introduction
The ARX160 is a modern assault rifle of Italian origin. Development started in the early 2000's for the Italian Soldado Futuro future soldier program.
Design
The design is a departure from Beretta's previous AR 70/90 in being gas operated by means of a short stroke gas piston. Internally the weapon is made out of metal with the furniture being all plastics. A four position folding stock is standard. The design is modular as barrels can be swapped, the caliber could be changed and Picatinny rails allow mounting of accessories and optics.
Firepower
The ARX160 fires the 5.56x45mm NATO round from 30 round STANAG magazines. It is capable of semi-automatic fire and fully automatic fire at a 700 round per minute cyclic rate of fire. It is possible to mount the GLX160 under-barrel grenade launcher.
Users
The ARX160 has been bought in limited quantities by several users. It has been chosen as part of the the Italian Soldado Futuro future soldier program and may be acquired in quantity.
ARX160
The ARX160 is a modern and ergonomic assault rifle. Although capable of being produced in several calibers the ARX160 is only available in 5.56mm NATO. The barrel can be quickly changed and two barrel lengths are available.
- Specifications:
- ARX160 (carbine)
- ARX160 (rifle)
| Type | Assault rifle |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 5.56x45mm NATO |
| Magazine | 30 rounds |
| Operation | Gas operated, short stroke gas piston |
| Fire selector | 0-1-F |
| Rate of fire | 700 rpm |
| Barrel length | 305 mm |
|---|---|
| Rifling | ? |
| Muzzle velocity | ? |
| Stock | Retractable and foldable |
| Length | 820 mm / 580 mm |
| Width | ? |
| Height | 280 mm with magazine and sights |
|---|---|
| Weight | 3 kg empty |
| Sights | Iron sights, 5 positions up to 600 m, optics optional |
| Remarks | - |
| Type | Assault rifle |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 5.56x45mm NATO |
| Magazine | 30 rounds |
| Operation | Gas operated, short stroke gas piston |
| Fire selector | 0-1-F |
| Rate of fire | 700 rpm |
| Barrel length | 406 mm |
|---|---|
| Rifling | ? |
| Muzzle velocity | ? |
| Stock | Retractable and foldable |
| Length | 920 mm / 680 mm |
| Width | ? |
| Height | 280 mm with magazine and sights |
|---|---|
| Weight | 3.1 kg empty |
| Sights | Iron sights, 5 positions up to 600 m, optics optional |
| Remarks | - |
GLX160
The GLX160 grenade launcher was specifically developed for the ARX160 assault rifle.
