Regarding the SCAR-L, FN claims differently.
Quote:
July 7, 2010
Belgium-based firearms manufacturer FN Herstal hereby refutes the allegations recently found on the web that USSOCOM abandoned the 5.56 version of the SCARŪ rifle and reconfirms USSOCOM's decision to acquire the full FN SCARŪ family of weapons, including the 5.56mm rifle.
The FN SCARŪ family of weapons consists of the 5.56mm SCARŪ rifle, 7.62mm SCARŪ rifle and 40mm LV Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module (respectively designated as MK 16, MK 17 and MK 13 by USSOCOM). These three components were developed by FN Herstal in close cooperation with USSOCOM and have each met all the operational and fielding tests required by the program. This resulted in the notification by USSOCOM last May that the full SCARŪ system entered into Milestone C phase, allowing production and deployment of the full range of SCARŪ weapons. The 5.56 version will be part of USSOCOM's inventory.
The choice between the 5.56 and the 7.62 caliber will be left to the discretion of each constitutive component of USSOCOM's Joint Command (e.g. Seals, Rangers, Army Special Forces, USMC, AFSOC) depending on their specific missions on today's battlefield.
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http://www.fnherstal.com/index.php?id=640
So who's correct here? FN or military.com?