F90 / EF88 assault rifle is gas operated, selectively fired weapon of bullpup layout. It uses polymer housing with improved shape of buttstock (including the new buttpad and added comb for better cheek-weld). Gas operated, short-stroke, rotary bolt action is similar to that of original Steyr AUG, but the gas block is modified.

F90 / EF88 assault rifle is gas operated, selectively fired weapon of bullpup layout. It uses polymer housing with improved shape of buttstock (including the new buttpad and added comb for better cheek-weld). Gas operated, short-stroke, rotary bolt action is similar to that of original Steyr AUG, but the gas block is modified.

2012年6月15日 · The F90 is the export version of the EF-88 and includes some features which have not yet been merged into the EF88. The F88 is the current Australian service rifle. F90 with Flash Hider

2020年2月28日 · F90 is a lightweight assault rifle manufactured by Thales Australia to provide soldiers with increased firepower in the battlefield. Designated as Enhanced F88 (EF88), the F90 rifle is in service with the Australian Army. Credit: US Army / Spc Audrey Ward. Thales signed two MoUs with MKU for the production of F90 assault rifles, in 2018.

Backed by 100 years of experience and manufacturing of weapons for Australian soldiers since WWI to the battlefields of today, the F90 is an entirely new bullpup automatic rifle design, an ideal platform to meet the needs of today’s top military forces.

2012年8月19日 · Last week I was in Lithgow at the invitation of Thales Australia, and had the opportunity to conduct a test and evaluation of the new EF88 assault rifle (essentially the same as the F90, with some minor changes for the Australian Land 125 Phase 3C program).

2014年1月21日 · It appears that the GL40 variant pictured has been designed specifically for the unique geometry of the EF88/F90, mounting to the lower STANAG 4694 rail and allowing the trigger to protrude through the rifle’s trigger guard in much the same way as the ML40AUS.

2016年5月23日 · Thales/Lithgow advertises the F90’s improvements versus the AUG as reduced weight (3.25kg vs. 3.60kg), improved trigger pull, improved removable barrel mechanism integrated with the optics rail, compatibility with a new grenade launcher, and an improved ambidextrous ejection pattern facilitated by a shell deflector.

2013年1月9日 · Jenzen-Jones had an opportunity to shoot Thales’ new EF88 (F90) rifle at Lithgow arms factory. I love the two-tone color combination of the olive green stock with tan metal finish. As superficial as it is, I am a sucker for a nicely finished gun.

For the export market, Thales Australia refers to it as the “F90.” This is what the standard EF88 bullpup rifle looks like when delivered in its black finish. This lineup of weapons possesses the 20-inch (508mm) barrel.