SOCOM finally place an order for the SCAR. 600 SCAR rifles for the 75th Ranger Regiment.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/0..._scar_051109w/
The SCAR is an AR18/SA80/G36/XM8/etc in a different body. The funny thing is that SOCOM was so terrified of the XM8 (almost 40 million in development) that they created the SCAR program. They didn't want to end up with a rifle that melted. In the end they end up with a rifle that is almost the same but different looks. I would be surprise if the SCAR didn't melt in Afghanistan or Iraq.