It was adopted by the Austrian Army as the StG 77 in 1978, where it replaced the 7.62×51mm NATO StG 58 automatic rifle. In production since 1978, it is the standard small arm of the Austrian Bundesheer and various national police units. Its variants have also been adopted by the armed forces of dozens of countries. Steyr AUG importation into the U.S. began in the 1980s as the AUG/SA. President George H.…Design detailsEngineeringModularityMilitary adoptionVariantsThe Steyr AUG is a selectivefire, bullpup weapon with a conventional gaspistonoperated action that fires from a closed bolt. It is designed as a Modular Weapon System that could be quickly configured as a rifle, a carbine, a sniper rifle, a submachine gun and even an openbolt squad automatic weapon. The AUG employs a very high level of advanced firearms technology and is made with the extensive use of polymers and aluminium components. It is chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge and ...See more on en.m.wikipedia.org · Text under CCBYSA licenseOverviewLayout and facilitiesHistoryIncidentsHall of HeroesLocated in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., the building was designed by American architect George Bergstrom and built by contractor John McShain. Ground was broken on 11 September 1941, and the building was dedicated on 15 January 1943. General Brehon Somervell provided the major motivating power behind the project; Colonel Leslie Groves was responsible for overseeing the project for the U.S. Army. The Pentagon is the worlds largest office buil…See more on en.m.wikipedia.org · Text under CCBYSA license
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