This unit’s going airborne with the Army’s newest sniper rifle

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New army sniper rifle.

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“Current sniper systems are equipped with 20-inch barrels, sound suppression systems and full-length stocks that provide accuracy and a stable firing platform required of any precision rifle,” said David Parris, a CSASS trainer with U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command’s Soldier Weapons Support.



As the Army shifts focus to dense urban environments the equipment, such as the sniper rifle, follow suit.

“The CSASS is smaller, lighter, and more ergonomic, as the majority of the changes were requested by the soldiers themselves,”
 

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