The SA80 suffered through significant jamming ... held across defence. "Royal Marines test new L403A1 ‘KS-1’ battle rifle" ...

The rifle, which has greater stopping power than the SA80, will still use the 5.56mm bullets used across the armed forces of Nato member states. A Royal Marines source told the Mirror ...

Senior British Army and Royal Marines officers led by Gen Sir Mike Jackson, who commanded the allied force that occupied Kosovo, insisted yesterday that the modified SA80 A2 rifle was a "highly ...

During operations in Afghanistan, however, the Royal Marines said that the SA80-A2 was still plagued by problems and that it had failed in dusty conditions. The Telegraph has learnt that a team of ...

Hundreds of Royal Marines have dumped their standard rifles ... the first sign of British troops ditching the ­traditional SA80. Many veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq thought the old gun was ...

The SA80 is the armed forces’ standard issue ... to the loss of an unloaded rifle by the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines.” A police source said they were aware of the incident.

The weapon is believed to be an SA80 automatic rifle and is the armed ... of an unloaded rifle by the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines.” A Royal Navy spokesperson told DevonLive: "We ...

The lost SA80 automatic rifle is the commandos' standard ... the loss of an unloaded rifle by the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines.' ...

The SA80 assault rifle can fire .556 calibre ammunition at a speed of 940 metres per second (Picture: PA) The Royal Marines has lost a deadly assault rifle at a national park during a training ...