Anyone have any idea who the two US offerors were?
Summary of the design features (auto-translated, with some edits):
- Caliber 7.62 mm x 51 NATO
- Semi-automatic gas pressure
- Operability on both sides (Ambidextrous)
- Muzzle brake
- Signature damper set (Suppressor), consisting of compact signature damper, subsonic signature damper, training signature damper,
- STANAG 4694 rails on hand protection and weapon top,
- Length without muzzle brake and with inserted shoulder rest maximum 900 mm,
- Use in areas with climate categories A 1-3, B 1-3, C 1-2 * and M 1-3 in accordance with STANAG 4370 without restriction of functionality; * With limited battery life,
- Receiver/Housing life at least 6000 rounds; Barrel life at least 6000 rounds,
- Maximum 4.5 kg total weight weapon without muzzle brake, sighting device and accessories, with mounting rails and empty magazine (10 rounds),
- Accessories: 10-shot magazines, 20-shot magazines, cleaning device, sleeve bag, loading gauges, sectional model, special tool sets, torque sets.
- Other important features: color gray (sniper gray), adjustable gas take-off,
- First ammunition packages for integrated verification and series.
To carry out a comparison test, 5 EA gun samples with accessories and 20,000 EA rounds of precision ammunition must be supplied.
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2020/10/22/german-short-range-sniper-rifle-g26-tender-cancelled/