The MK 556 is a gas operated, select fire assault rifle that fires from a closed rotary bolt. The MK 556 is based on the AR-15 platform ergonomic architecture, but uses a short-stroke gas piston operating system (unlike the AR-15's piston-operated gas impingement system) with a user-adjustable gas system. [3]

MK 556 - the assault rifle system in NATO calibre 5.56 x 45. The fully automatic rifle was specially developed to meet military requirements and is available in various barrel lengths. Characteristic: piston system with adjustable gas release for adjusting to the suppressor.

Das MK 556 ist ein Sturmgewehr des Suhler Waffenherstellers C. G. Haenel. Die Waffe basiert auf der Konstruktion des AR-15. Das MK 556 ist ein Gasdrucklader mit Drehkopfverschluss und kurzem Gaskolbenhub im Kaliber 5,56 × 45 mm NATO. Es weist Parallelen zum zivilen Selbstladegewehr Haenel CR223 auf.

The Haenel MK 556 (Maschinenkarabiner in German) is a gas-operated assault rifle capable of selective fire, chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge. Developed by the German company C.G. Haenel, the project was completed in September 2020.

The Haenel MK 556[2] (German language: Maschinenkarabiner)[3] is a gas-operated selective-fire 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle designed by German company C.G. Haenel. The MK556 was finalised in September 2020, and it is a fully automatic version of an earlier Haenel design, the CR 223, which was...

MK 556 （MK源自德語： Maschinenkarabiner）是由 獰貓國際 （英语：Caracal International） 旗下子公司—— 德國 槍械製造商 海內爾 [1] 生產的突擊步槍，使用 5.56×45mm NATO。 設計基於 CAR 816 授權生產型——CR 223半自動步槍 [2]。 MK 556 Gen2版本於2020年9月14日被正式選為 德國聯邦國防軍 的新型制式步槍，將為聯邦國防軍成立以來首款非 黑克勒-科赫 （下稱H&K）生產的制式步槍 [3]，採購計劃因競爭對手H&K提出異議而中止 [4]。 後於2020年10月9 …

Jan 22, 2021 · On September 14, 2020, the German Armed Forces selected the Haenel MK 556 to replace the Heckler & Koch G36 as its standard-issue rifle. Over 100,000 rifles will be delivered by 2026. The Haenel is the first service rifle used by the Bundeswehr to be produced by a company other than Heckler & Koch.

Sep 16, 2020 · The MK 556 is an M16/M4-style assault rifle chambered for 5.56 NATO that uses an adjustable short-stroke piston system. It has a free-floating semi-modular quick-detach handguard with fixed 12- and 6-o’clock NATO-standard …

Sep 22, 2020 · After several years of demanding selection process, the Haenel MK 556 prevailed against well-known national and international competition in the tender for the new assault rifle for the German armed forces.

Sep 14, 2020 · Haenel Defence's MK556 likely to replace G36 as Bundeswehr's assault rifle. High-quality, fully automatic rifle with adjustable gas intake and tested in all climates.