FAMAS assault rifle

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assault rifle bullpup rifle service rifle

The FAMAS assault rifle is a distinctive French bullpup 5.56×45mm NATO service rifle known for its high rate of fire and long use as the standard infantry weapon of France.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
FAMAS G2 2
FAMAS G1 1
Fusil d’Assaut de la Manufacture d’Armes de Saint-Étienne 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf assault rifle ⓘ
bullpup rifle ⓘ
service rifle ⓘ
action lever-delayed blowback ⓘ
barrelLength 488 mm ⓘ
cartridge 5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ
chambering 5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ
configuration bullpup ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
designedAt MAS Saint-Étienne ⓘ
designer Paul Tellie ⓘ
feedSystem 25-round detachable box magazine ⓘ
30-round STANAG magazine (later variants) ⓘ
fireModes 3-round burst ⓘ
fully automatic ⓘ
safe ⓘ
semi-automatic ⓘ
hasVariant FAMAS F1 ⓘ
FAMAS Félin ⓘ
FAMAS assault rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: FAMAS G1

FAMAS assault rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: FAMAS G2
inServiceFrom 1978 ⓘ
introduced late 1970s ⓘ
manufacturer GIAT Industries ⓘ
MAS Saint-Étienne ⓘ
Nexter Systems ⓘ
nameMeaning FAMAS assault rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Fusil d’Assaut de la Manufacture d’Armes de Saint-Étienne
notableFeature ambidextrous ejection with reversible components ⓘ
built-in bipod (on some variants) ⓘ
high cyclic rate of fire ⓘ
integrated carrying handle ⓘ
overallLength 757 mm ⓘ
primaryMaterial steel ⓘ
rateOfFire 900–1100 rounds per minute ⓘ
replacedBy HK416F assault rifle ⓘ
surface form: HK416F
selectFire yes ⓘ
sights iron sights ⓘ
optical sights (optional) ⓘ
standardServiceRifleOf French Air Force ⓘ
surface form: French Air and Space Force

French Army ⓘ
National Gendarmerie ⓘ
surface form: French Gendarmerie

French Navy ⓘ
stockMaterial polymer ⓘ
usedBy Djiboutian Armed Forces ⓘ
Forces Armées Royales (Morocco) ⓘ
French Armed Forces ⓘ
Philippine Navy ⓘ
United Arab Emirates Armed Forces ⓘ
usedInConflict Gulf War ⓘ
Operation Barkhane ⓘ
Operation Serval ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form: War in Afghanistan

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

STANAG magazine → appliesToWeapon → FAMAS assault rifle ⓘ
this entity surface form: FAMAS G2
FAMAS assault rifle → hasVariant → FAMAS assault rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: FAMAS G1
FAMAS assault rifle → hasVariant → FAMAS assault rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: FAMAS G2
FAMAS assault rifle → nameMeaning → FAMAS assault rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fusil d’Assaut de la Manufacture d’Armes de Saint-Étienne
French Army → usesEquipment → FAMAS assault rifle ⓘ