CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Australia has approved a major upgrade of the army's Australian-built F88 Austeyr rifle to improve its firing capabilities. "This $8 million investment will ...

Under an $8 million upgrade program, the Gillard Government will improve the F88 Austeyr rifle made by Thales Australia at the Lithgow Arms Factory in NSW. The "plastic" Austrian-designed Steyr has ...

The Department of Defence (DoD) in Canberra announced on 13 July that it will procure an additional 8,500 Enhanced F88 (EF88) Austeyr 5.56 mm rifles to supplement the 30,000 rifles of the same type ...

CANBERRA, Australia, July 6 (UPI) --The Australian government has approved funding to provide its troops with enhanced Austeyr F88 rifles and ancillary devices, the Department of Defense said. The ...

Thales Australia is so pleased with the job it has done on redesigning the Australian Army's F88 Austeyr combat rifle it wants to share the weapon with the world.