The FN FNC is a 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle developed by the Belgian arms manufacturer FN Herstal and introduced in the late 1970s.
FNC rifle equipped with a bayonet.
US Army infantryman firing an FNC at a target during a stress shoot
A German soldier aims an FN FNC during a Belgian/German weapons qualification at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 2009.
The Ak 5C represents the latest Swedish evolution of the FNC.
The 5.56×45mm NATO is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge family developed in the late 1970s in Belgium by FN Herstal. It consists of the SS109, L110, and SS111 cartridges. On 28 October 1980, under STANAG 4172, it was standardized as the second standard service rifle cartridge for NATO forces as well as many non-NATO countries. Though they are not entirely identical, the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge family was derived from and is dimensionally similar to the .223 Remington cartridge designed by Remington Arms in the early 1960s.
5.56×45mm NATO with measurement, left to right: Bullet, case, and complete cartridge
The 7.62×51mm NATO and 5.56×45mm NATO cartridges compared to an AA battery
Service rifle cartridge cases: (left to right) 7.62×54mmR, 7.62×51mm NATO, 7.62×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO, 5.45×39mm
5.56×45mm NATO cartridges in a STANAG magazine
