Thales Group’s Lithgow Arms Unveils New Designs at Land Forces 2024

During last week’s Land Forces conference in Melbourne, Australia, Thales subsidiary Lithgow Arms unveiled some new calibers for their Australian Combat Assault Rifle launched in 2022, as well as a new bolt action rifle chambered in .308.

For the ACAR, new calibers for 2024 include 6mm ARC, 458 SOCOM, and 6.5 Grendel which join 300 BLK, 5.56 NATO, and 6.8 FURY (sic).

The LA111 is bolt action rifle in .308, equipped with a modern chassis system.

They also featured their new carbon wrap technology for their cold hammer forged barrels.

The full display included:

• 300 BLK 9″ ACAR carbine
• 5.56 NATO 11.5″ ACAR assault
• 5.56 NATO 16″ ACAR precision assault rifle
• 6.5 Grendel 12.5″ ACAR rifle
• 458 SOCOM 11.5″ ACAR carbine
• 6mm ARC 14.5” ACAR rifle
• 7.62 NATO 13.5” ACAR DMR
• 6.8 FURY 16″ ACAR upper variant
• .308 Win 24” LA111 sniper rifle
• 7.62 NATO MAG58 GPMG Tactical