German defense minister says 'no future' for G36 rifles in Bundeswehr

[Ed Anger]

Funny, though, considering that the G3 was very reliable, and many rifles were in service for decades (mine was 30 years old when I used it, our machine gun over 40 years).

The G3 or AG3 as it was called here is one hell of a reliable weapon.

I think the Norwegian Army switched to some other standard weapon. What's the standard NATO standard now?

Anything that shoots 5.56mm rounds.

[Syt]

The defense ministry has confirmed that Heckler & Koch asked the military intelligence service (MAD) to put journalists under surveillance to find information leaks. The ministry was originally in favor of this, but realized that this would be illegal, it seems.