Knight's Armament awarded US Army contract for M110 sniper rifles

The firearms manufacturer is to provide the weapons under a contract worth almost $13.5 million

By Eyal Boguslavsky, Israel Defense, 09/27/2020

https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/45497

The M110 sniper rifle. 10 rd. mag Photo: US Army

US-based Knight's Armament Company (KAC) was awarded a nearly $13.5 million contract to supply the US Army with the M110 semiautomatic sniper rifle in various configurations.

The M110 sniper rifle with a silencer/flash suppressor & 20 rd mag. Photo: US Army

KAC is estimated to complete delivery under the $13,480,110 firm-fixed-price contract by September 2025.

The M110 sniper rifle. 10 rd. mag Photo: US Army

The M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (M110 SASS) is a semi-automatic precision rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO round.

The M110 sniper rifle. 20 rd. mag Photo: US Army

It was developed from the KAC's SR-25 and adopted by the Army following the 2005 US Army Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle (XM110 SASR) competition.

The M110 sniper rifle on a quad mounting with a silencer/flash suppressor & 20 rd mag. Photo: US Army

The Army Recognition website reports that the M110 is to be replaced by the lighter and more compact M110A1 CSASS[2], which was developed from the G28, a variant of the Heckler & Koch HK417.