Get the inside track on SIG Sauer’s potential successor to the SA80: See our feature on Friday

The race is on to replace the British Army's SA80 assault rifle – and SIG Sauer could be about to throw its hat into the ring.

BFBS Forces News' Sian Grzeszczyk Melbourne, Hannah King and Justin Bosanquet travelled to New Hampshire to become the first journalists to fire the US Army's M8 rifle, and get an inside glimpse into the other weapons SIG might throw into the mix for the MOD's Project Grayburn.

Watch them fire the M8, M7, the Royal Marines' MCX variant, the 516 G3 and MCX LT 300 Blackout, plus hear from SIG about the need for speed when it comes to assault rifles in our special feature coming on Friday. Click the link above to be notified when it goes live.

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