BERETTA ARX 160

Type	Assault rifle Battle rifle (6.8 mm Remington SPC, 7.62x39mm Soviet)
Place of origin	Italy

Used by	See Users
Wars	War in Afghanistan

Manufacturer	Beretta
Variants	ARX 160SF

Weight 3.1 kg (6.8 lb) (empty with 406 mm barrel)
3.0 kg (6.6 lb) (empty with 302 mm barrel)

Length 755 mm (29.72 in) (stock exteneded w. 302 mm barrel)
680 mm (26.77 in) (stock collapsed w. 302 mm barrel)

Barrel length 302 mm (11.89 in)
406 mm (15.98 in)

Cartridge	5.56x45mm NATO, 5.45x39mm Soviet, 6.8 mm Remington SPC, 7.62x39mm Soviet
Action	Gas-operated rotating bolt
Rate of fire	700 RPM
Effective range	5 position rear sight up to 600 m (656 yd)
Feed system	30 round STANAG Magazine, 100-round C-Mag drum magazine
Sights	Front sight adjustable in elevation and windage

The ARX-160 is an assault rifle manufactured by Pietro Beretta S.p.A.. Developed for the Italian armed forces as part of the Soldato Futuro (Future Soldier in English) program, the ARX-160 has been launched in the year 2008 as a commercial weapon system independent from the Soldato Futuro ensemble, complete with a companion single-shot 40mm NATO low-velocity grenade launcher, called GLX-160, which can be underslung to the rifle or used with an ad-hoc stock system as a stand-alone weapon. The ARX-160 departs from the previously issued Beretta 70/90 weapon system under several points of view. The weapon is composed of two receivers, both manufactured mostly in polymer, and operates through a short-stroke piston system. Feeding is through STANAG magazines.