F88 Austeyr rifle

E94600

assault rifle bullpup rifle service rifle

The F88 Austeyr rifle is the standard-issue, Australian-licensed variant of the Steyr AUG bullpup assault rifle, widely used by the Australian Defence Force.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	assault rifle → bullpup rifle → service rifle →
action	gas-operated →
basedOn	Steyr AUG →
caliber	5.56 mm →
cartridge	5.56×45mm NATO →
category	military equipment of Australia →
chambering	5.56×45mm NATO →
configuration	bullpup →
countryOfOrigin	Australia →
designedAs	Australian-licensed Steyr AUG variant →
designedFor	infantry use →
enteredServiceWith	Australian Defence Force NERFINISHED →
feedSystem	30-round detachable box magazine → 42-round detachable box magazine →
fireModes	fully automatic → semi-automatic →
firingMechanism	hammer-fired →
formerManufacturer	Australian Defence Industries →
grenadeLauncherCompatible	M203 40 mm grenade launcher → SL40 40 mm grenade launcher →
hasSuccessor	EF88 → F90 rifle →
hasVariant	F88 GLA → F88C Austeyr → F88S Austeyr → F88SA2 →
introducedInService	late 1980s →
isVariantOf	Steyr AUG →
licenseFrom	Steyr Mannlicher →
magazineType	STANAG-incompatible proprietary magazine →
manufacturer	Thales Australia →
material	polymer stock →
mountingOptions	Picatinny rail (on later variants) →
operation	rotating bolt →
primaryUser	Australian Army infantry →
safety	cross-bolt safety →
selectFire	yes →
sight	backup iron sights → integral optical sight →
standardIssueFor	Australian Defence Force NERFINISHED →
usedBy	Australian Army → Australian Defence Force NERFINISHED → Royal Australian Air Force → Royal Australian Navy →
usedInConflict	East Timor intervention → Iraq War → War in Afghanistan →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Australian Army → Australian Army ("F90 rifle") →	usesEquipment
F88 Austeyr ("F90 rifle") →	hasSuccessor
F88 Austeyr ("F88S Austeyr") →	hasVariant