The KF-X looks somewhat interesting but I do note the lack of DSIs.

I wonder why though.

Maybe CG HAENEL will win lorh.

CG Haenel is the only major competitor for the bid aside from H&K, but as much as I love using Haenel rifles personally, I have my doubts they have sufficient production capacity to fulfill such a major contract. Even small name companies like B&T have more capacity than they do.

Haenel seem to have pricing at a level that can be considered fairly sane.

I originally wanted a B&T APR308 but the import cost was crazy and there was no reason the AXMC couldn't do the same job for less. Haenel make really good firearms and I've had the pleasure of some rangetime with the RS8 and J10, which were priced competitively.

But of course a large military contract entails a very large ramp up from their current quantities, and for all means and purposes, they make good stuff, but can they supply firearms for a national army?

I guess if they win a large contract they can go and tap into the equity market for funding either via floats or traded debt. A lot of places have done so, but it's a gamble.

It also greatly depends on what the German army has put forth as a supply timeline. They're probably betting that with the contract in hand and a long enough timeline, they can ramp up in time.

But with rapid ramp up, 2 things always suffer, QA/QC and the availability of spares. Both really critical points for a military supply contract.

Then again, my VP9 Tact's slide lock shit itself, so I'm not a fan of H&K either these days.