There are a lot of things going on in France at the moment.

Apart from the French Army ordering 75,000 Glock 17 Gen 5s (some suppressed) and 2,600 FN SCAR-H PR DMR rifles (again suppressed, by B&T) with high-end accessories like Schmidt & Bender scopes, thermals and other Night Vision.

In 2017, at Milipol in Paris, FN Herstal introduced their baby-SCAR family called FN SCAR-SC where SC stands for Subcompact Carbine.

Since then FN Herstal have added the 300 Blackout caliber. FN’s “Honey Badger” was shown about a year ago at EnforceTac 2019. This version has been adopted by the Belgian Police.

Below: FN SCAR-SC in 300 Blackout. Check out more here.

New order from France – 5.56×45 mm

It has now been disclosed that a “French Government customer” has ordered the FN SCAR-SC in 5.56×45 mm.

Notice that this SCAR has a non-reciprocating charging handle and a barrel length of 7.5″. The bigger brother is the SCAR-L, with barrel options from 10″.

TFB has been trying to find out more details, but at the moment very little is communicated and it seems highly likely that is how things will remain. Most probably the unit is relatively small and specialized.

The supplier is the French company TR Equipement that since 1997 has been supplying tactical products for the Police, the Gendarmerie and the Army.

One French unit that has a lot of interesting firearms is GIGN (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group). For instance, they use the CZ 806 Bren 2 in 7.62×39 mm, together with MAWL-DA lasers from B.E Meyers, sometimes with BCB’s FRAMM Stock.

For more details on the baby-SCAR, please check FN Herstal’s page about the FN SCAR-SC.

FN SCAR rifles have a proud tradition of usage by US Special Forces. The 5.56x45mm (.223) caliber FN SCAR^®-SC builds on this heritage with an extremely compact design that’s ideal for homeland security operations.

Specifically adapted for mobility and flexibility, the FN SCAR^®-SC has semi-auto only or selective fire capabilities, non-reciprocating charging handle and a wide range of add-ons.

This includes a red dot sight, tactical light, a variety of foregrips and a sound suppressor. All of these add-ons have been tested and certified by FN Herstal as providing reliable, durable performance in even the toughest circumstances.

The FN SCAR^®-SC comes with a telescopic buttstock as standard.

Optional buttstocks include fixed, foldable, adjustable (length and height) with either concave or convex butt plate and a foldable offset buttstock for aiming and shooting with anti-riot or bulletproof helmet visor.

Existing users of FN SCAR^® will already be familiar with how to operate this rifle, minimizing training time.

Technical data (with telescopic buttstock):

– Length: 536mm (21.10”) when fully retracted / 653mm (25.71”) when fully extended
– Weight: approx. 3.150 kg (approx. 6.94 lb)
– Barrel length: 190.5mm (7.5”)
– Magazine capacity: 30 rounds
– Cyclic rate of fire: 550-650 rounds per minute