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Advanced Infantry Combat Weapon
TypeBullpup assault rifle with grenade launcher module
Place of originAustralia
Production history
DesignerDefence Science and Technology Organisation
Metal Storm
Tenix Defence Systems[1]
Designed2001/2002 (CTD Approved) - 2006 (Project End)
No. built3 [2]
Specifications
Mass6.48 kg (14.3 lb) (unloaded)[1]
7.88 kg (17.4 lb) (loaded w/o sight)[1][3]
9.9 kg (22 lb) (loaded with sight) [4] [3]
Length738 mm (29.1 in)[1]
Barrel length450 mm (18 in) (Rifle Section)[1]

Cartridge5.56×45mm NATO[4]
40mm proprietary grenades
ActionGas operated, Rotating bolt (Rifle Section)[5]
Superposed, electrically fired (Grenade Launcher)[4]
Rate of fire650 rpm (Rifle Section)
Muzzle velocity950 m/s (3,100 ft/s) (Rifle Section)[citation needed]
95 m/s (310 ft/s) (Grenade Launcher)[5]
Effective firing range500 m (550 yd) (Rifle Section)
300 m (330 yd) (Grenade Launcher)[5]
Feed system30-round detachable box magazine[4]
3-round superposed barrel (grenades)[5]
SightsITL Viper Multi-Purpose Rifle System[1]
Vingsight FCS[1]

The Advanced Individual Combat Weapon (AICW) was an Australian prototype combination assault rifle and grenade launcher developed as a technology demonstrator.[1] The AICW combined a standard 5.56 mm assault rifle based on the successful F88 Austeyr[4] with a superposed load grenade launcher developed by Metal Storm.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Gubler, Abraham (September 2005). "AICW: Australia's Revolutionary Weapon". Defense Today. Vol. 3, no. 5. Australia.
  2. ^ "Defence approves Metal Storm CTD". Australian Defence. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Advanced Individual Combat Weapon (AICW): Australia's modular weapon system". Spec Ops Magazine. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "AICW - Advanced Infantry Combat Weapon (Australia)". Modern Firearms. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "Metal Storm Successfully Tests Advanced Individual Combat Weapon". spacewar.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

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