Firearms have been in military use for about the last 1,200 years with origins in China – and by the look of things they will be with us for some time yet. Barring some breakthrough in Star Wars style directed energy weapons, the rifle – itself a 15th century European improvement on the original technology – remains affordable, deadly and relatively easy to use. The current standard issue for the Australian military is the Thales EF88, a considerably improved version of the original Steyr F88, which entered service in 1989. All rifles in the series are being built at the company’s Lithgow Small Arms Factory, which has been producing weapons for the ADF since 1912.
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