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[[File:FAMAS-G2-IMG 8894-white.jpg|thumb|'''FAMAS G2'''.]]
The '''FAMAS''' ('''F'''usil d''''A'''ssaut de la '''M'''anufacture d''''A'''rmes de '''S'''aint-Étienne, in English "Assault Rifle from the [[Saint-Étienne]] [[Weapon]] Factory")<ref>{{in lang|fr}}http://www.nolasco.fr/catalogue/FAMAS.htm</ref> is a bullpup-styled [[assault rifle]] designed and manufactured in [[France]].<ref>{{in lang|fr}}http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/equipements/armement-individuel-et-collectif/famas</ref> It's the main assault rifle of the [[French Army]], [[French Air Force]], and [[French Navy]] since [[1980]]. It was also sold for [[export]].

Designed in [[1973]] FAMAS uses a [[5.56mm NATO]] (.223) [[Calibre|caliber]] cartridge. [[Muzzle velocity]] is between 925[[metre|m]]/[[Second|s]] and 960[[metre|m]]/[[Second|s]] following variants.
== Variants ==
[[File:FAMAS-F1 vs G2.svg|thumb|'''FAMAS F1''' & '''FAMAS G2'''.]]
== Civil ==
* '''FAMAS "civil"''', built between [[1982]] and [[1992]] for [[security]] and protection [[company|companies]].
== Military ==
* '''FAMAS F1''', built between [[1979]] and [[1992]] for French militaries.
** '''FAMAS Commando''', variant of F1 specially designed for [[special forces]], shorter than original.
** '''FAMAS Export''', variant of F1 specially designed for foreign customers.
* '''FAMAS G1''', alternatively transition built in [[1995]] to prepare for the arrival of French troops in the G2.
* '''FAMAS G2''', new generation more light, and using special weapons.
** '''FAMAS FELIN''', variant of G2 specially designed for [[town|urban]] fights and close [[sniper|sniping]] .
== Gouvernemental users ==
[[File:French Armed Forces.JPEG|thumb|[[French Air Force]] riflemen with '''FAMAS'''.]]
[[File:DjiboutiSoldats2.jpg|thumb|[[Djibouti]]an [[soldier]]s with '''FAMAS'''.]]
Militaries and [[police]]s of that countries uses FAMAS.

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== FAMAS Media ==
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File:Legionnaires.jpg|Legionnaires from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment during a patrol with the new standard-issue assault rifle of the French Armed Forces, the HK416F

File:FAMAS Bolt-gr.PNG|A schematic of the lever-delayed blowback mechanism used in the FAMAS

File:FAMAS Infanterie 2REI.jpg|Soldier of the [[2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment]] using FAMAS Infanterie upgraded with an [[Aimpoint]] [[red dot sight]]

File:FAMAS.jpg|Cutaway of the muzzle of a FAMAS F1 on display at the Weapons Department in the Museum of Art and Industry in Saint-Étienne, France

File:Fusilier marin remise des fourragère le 06 juin 2009. Recadré.jpg|A fusilier marin with his FAMAS G2

File:FAMAS-F1 firing APAV40.svg|Alidade for direct fire of the [[APAV 40]] grenade

File:A Cameroon soldier provides security during a patrol as part of a culmination exercise of infantry squad tactics March 18, 2014, during Central Accord 14 in Koutaba, Cameroon 140318-A-IS772-025.jpg|A Cameroonian soldier patrols with his FAMAS F1

File:Famas (1).jpg|FAMAS F1 used by Serbian Police Special Forces
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== References ==
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[[Category:Assault rifles]]
[[Category:Military of France]]
[[Category:Bullpup rifles]]