Originally Posted by leveller

Dunno. But it will be built by a Bae subsidiary, cost billions, will be years late and won't work properly. It will eventually be given to a grown up gun manufacturer to fix, costing billions, etc.

The will also be several knighthoods, brown paper bags stuffed with cash, and the smooth transition for several MP's into directorships.

So cynical!!!

If the MOD really wants to do us a favour, it'll be this;

And due to health & safety the bayonet will be axed and soldiers retrained to use the deadly Paddington Bear hard stare...

its probably going to be the Nerf vortex.
this changes everything

On a not taking the piss note, this came from the equipment debrief team whospille to us post H13. Not until 2020 they don't know what it will be but were sure there was no uk manufacturing base that could fill the requirement (and were waiting on the yanks to decide what calibre they want 2 other NATO players to cone in 6.8? 7mm?) so at the end of my career ill at last be able to gob off what a real rifle felt like ...........!
Then can spend my twilight years gobbling off about the SA80 on arrse.

I've heard these are quite good:

Originally Posted by roadster280

I've heard these are quite good:

That's a Stupidly Long Rifle. I fired one in the cadets. I preferred the old Lea Enfield.

Well since the A1 was replaced a short (ish) while ago with the A2 I dont suppose we will know for a considerable time.

Originally Posted by Mr_Snakey

That's a Stupidly Long Rifle. I fired one in the cadets. I preferred the old Lea Enfield.

Any relation to Lee Enfield, you know, the smelly* fellah?

*Old and bold play on words.

What will replace the L85?

Whatever the lowest bidder turns up with.