US Army orders additional MK22 sniper rifles from Barrett
The order is the third to date. Two earlier orders were placed by the government in March and September 2021
Photo: Photo: Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot/US Marine Corps
The U.S. Army has announced that it has ordered an additional 485 sniper rifles, the MK22 Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) for close combat force from the American company Barrett Firearms. The U.S. Army has revealed that the order is the third to date. Two earlier orders were placed by the government in March and September 2021.
In March 2021, Barrett was awarded a $49.9 million, five-year contract to supply approximately 2,800 PSR to the Army.
Defence-blog.com website tells that the new rifle is a modular weapon with increased range of engagement. It is a single gun that shoots three different calibers depending on what the mission requires.