U.S. Army Airborne snipers testing newest precision rifle
Jun 22, 2019
The U.S. Army Operational Test Command has reported that Snipers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division conducts first airborne infiltration operational tests of what could potentially be the Army’s newest sniper system.
According to Mike Shelton, Airborne Special Operations Test Directorate, Snipers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division recently participated in airborne infiltration test trials of what could potentially be the Army’s newest sniper system.
“The compact nature of the CSASS is appealing to airborne forces and particularly Snipers who are typically armed with long barreled precision rifles,†said Sgt. 1st Class Ross Martin, a Test NCO with the U.S. Army Operational Test Command’s Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate (ABNSOTD).
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