Military doctrine, is to have arms and accessories manufactured on your own soil. It's a logistics and supply chain requirement. Part of the ballooned price tag on these rifles is the absorption of manufacturing rights costs.
Far too much is being argued on such a small item. The price of this project pales in comparison to dollars wasted on trips to Paris, or funds sent to foreign lands, so more selfies can be taken.
FWIW the couple Innu and Inuit members of the Rangers I have contact with, aren't happy the rifle is in 7.62(.308), they woulda been happier with 5.56(.223). So much for the purpose built, consultation rhetoric.....
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