Question: When did the military branch The Blues and Royals are part of start using the SA80?

full_context: Document 1: Succession to the British throne: Queen Elizabeth II is the sovereign, and her heir apparent is her eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales. Next in line after him is Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales's elder son. Third in line is Prince George, the eldest child of the Duke of Cambridge, followed by his sister, Princess Charlotte and younger brother, Prince Louis. Sixth in line is Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the younger son of the Prince of Wales. Under the Perth Agreement, which came into effect in 2015, only the first six in line of succession require the sovereign's consent before they marry; without such consent, they and their children would be disqualified from succession.
Document 2: Succession to the British throne: Queen Elizabeth II is the sovereign, and her heir apparent is her eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales. Next in line after him is Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales's elder son. Third in line is Prince George, the eldest child of the Duke of Cambridge, followed by his sister, Princess Charlotte and younger brother, Prince Louis. Sixth in line is Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the younger son of the Prince of Wales. Any of the first six in line marrying without the sovereign's consent would be disqualified from succession.
Document 3: SA80: The SA80 is a British family of 5.56 × 45mm NATO small arms, all of which are selective fire, gas - operated assault rifle s. The L85 rifle variant of the SA80 family has been the standard issue service rifle of the British Armed Forces since 1987, replacing the L1A1 variant of the FN FAL. The first prototypes were created in 1976, with production ending in 1994. The A1 variant was significantly upgraded in the early 2000s by Heckler & Koch as the SA80A2 and remains in service as of 2017. In mid-2016 a prototype A3 variant was showcased which further improved on the weapon and is reportedly being considered to extend the out of service date beyond 2025.
Document 4: FN F2000: The FN F2000 is a 5.56×45mm NATO bullpup assault rifle, designed by FN Herstal in Belgium. The F2000 made its debut in March 2001 at the IDEX defence exhibition held in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. As of early 2019, the F2000 is removed from the FN international and US websites.
Document 5: Elizabeth II: Elizabeth II Elizabeth in 2015 Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms (show) Canada 1952 -- present Australia 1952 -- present New Zealand 1952 -- present Jamaica 1962 -- present Barbados 1966 -- present The Bahamas 1973 -- present Grenada 1974 -- present Papua New Guinea 1975 -- present Solomon Islands 1978 -- present Tuvalu 1978 -- present St. Lucia 1979 -- present St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1979 -- present Belize 1981 -- present Antigua and Barbuda 1981 -- present St. Kitts and Nevis 1983 -- present Pakistan 1952 -- 1956 South Africa 1952 -- 1961 Ceylon 1952 -- 1972 Ghana 1957 -- 1960 Nigeria 1960 -- 1963 Sierra Leone 1961 -- 1971 Tanganyika 1961 -- 1962 Trinidad and Tobago 1962 -- 1976 Uganda 1962 -- 1963 Kenya 1963 -- 1964 Malawi 1964 -- 1966 Malta 1964 -- 1974 The Gambia 1965 -- 1970 Guyana 1966 -- 1970 Mauritius 1968 -- 1992 Fiji 1970 -- 1987 Reign 6 February 1952 -- present Coronation 2 June 1953 Predecessor George VI Heir apparent Charles, Prince of Wales Prime Ministers See list (1926 - 04 - 21) 21 April 1926 (age 92) 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom Spouse Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (m. 1947) Issue Detail Charles, Prince of Wales Anne, Princess Royal Prince Andrew, Duke of York Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex Full name Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor House Windsor Father George VI Mother Elizabeth Bowes - Lyon Signature
Document 6: Blues and Royals: The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) (RHG/D) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. The Colonel-in-Chief is Queen Elizabeth II and the Colonel of the Regiment is Anne, Princess Royal. It is the second-most senior regiment in the British Army.
Document 7: SA80: After receiving feedback from users and incorporating the various design changes requested, including adapting the rifle for use with the heavier Belgian SS109 version of the 5.56×45mm round and improving reliability, the weapon system was accepted into service with the British Armed Forces in 1985 as the SA80. The SA80 family originally consisted of the L85A1 Rifle, the L86A1 Light Support Weapon (LSW), and L98A1 Cadet GP Rifle. The first weapons were issued in October 1985.
Document 8: AR-15 style rifle: In 1956, ArmaLite designed a lightweight assault rifle for military use and designated it the ArmaLite Rifle - 15, or AR - 15. Due to financial problems, and limitations in terms of manpower and production capacity, ArmaLite sold the design and the AR - 15 trademark along with the ArmaLite AR - 10 to Colt's Manufacturing Company in 1959. In 1964, Colt began selling its own version with an improved semi-automatic design known as the Colt AR - 15. After Colt's patents expired in 1977, an active marketplace emerged for other manufacturers to produce and sell their own semi-automatic AR - 15 style rifles. Some versions of the AR - 15 were classified as ``assault weapons ''and banned under the Federal Assault Weapons Ban.
Document 9: SAR 21: The SAR 21 ("Singapore Assault Rifle - 21st Century") is a bullpup assault rifle designed and manufactured in Singapore. First revealed and subsequently adopted by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 1999, it was designed and developed over a four-year period and was intended to replace the locally license-built M16S1 by the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), Singapore Army and the Chartered Industries of Singapore (CIS, now ST Kinetics). Many of its design features are directly intended to counter the weaknesses of the M16S1 as encountered operationally by some infantrymen.
Document 10: Anne, Princess Royal: At the age of 21, Anne won the individual title at the European Eventing Championship, and was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1971. For more than five years, she also competed with the British eventing team, winning a silver medal in both individual and team disciplines in the 1975 European Eventing Championship, riding the home - bred Doublet. The following year, Anne participated in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal as a member of the British team, riding the Queen's horse, Goodwill. Anne assumed the Presidency of the Fédération Équestre Internationale from 1986 until 1994. On 5 February 1987, she became the first member of the Royal Family to appear as a contestant on a television quiz - show when she competed on the BBC panel game A Question of Sport.
Document 11: ArmaLite AR-10: The final Artillerie Inrichtingen design is known as the "Portuguese" model AR-10. This final version incorporated all that had been learned to date about the AR-10, including infantry service rifle and field test reports. In addition to a heavier barrel with chrome-lined chamber, optional bipod, and the removable plastic/metal handguards of the Transitional model, the Portuguese variant had wider bolt lugs, a stronger extractor, a new simplified three-position gas regulator, and a cocking handle featuring a forward bolt assist. It is believed that approximately 4,000-5,000 Portuguese variants were produced; nearly all of them were sold to the Portuguese National Defense Ministry by the Brussels-based arms dealer SIDEM International in 1960. The AR-10 was officially adopted by the Portuguese paratrooper battalions ("Caçadores páraquedistas"), and the rifle saw considerable combat service in Portugal's counter-insurgency campaigns in Angola and Mozambique.
Document 12: ArmaLite AR-15: The ArmaLite AR - 15 was a select - fire, air - cooled, gas - operated, magazine - fed assault rifle manufactured in the United States between 1959 and 1964. Designed by American gun manufacturer ArmaLite in 1956, it was based on its AR - 10 rifle. The ArmaLite AR - 15 was designed to be a lightweight assault rifle and to fire a new high - velocity, lightweight, small - caliber cartridge to allow the infantrymen to carry more ammunition.
Document 13: Ak 5: The first versions of the Ak 5 family were made by the Swedish company FFV Ordnance AB (now part of Saab Bofors Dynamics) under license from FN, with deliveries starting in 1986. This version of the Ak 5 is still in the inventory of the Swedish Armed Forces, but is no longer issued to soldiers, having been replaced by the Ak 5C and Ak 5D. This version uses fixed iron sights, and the Swedish Armed Forces have estimated that the maximum practical distance is 400 meters, but it can be used at longer ranges. This brings it in line with the M16, using the Swedish Armed Forces definition of maximum practical distance.
Document 14: Prince of Wales: The current and longest - serving Prince of Wales is Prince Charles, the eldest son of Elizabeth II, who is Queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other independent Commonwealth realms as well as Head of the 53 - member Commonwealth of Nations. The wife of the Prince of Wales is entitled to the title Princess of Wales. Prince Charles's first wife, Diana, used that title but his second wife, Camilla, uses only the title Duchess of Cornwall (or of Rothesay when in Scotland) because the other title has become so popularly associated with Diana.
Document 15: Elizabeth II: Elizabeth II Elizabeth II in 2015 Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms (show) Canada 1952 -- present Australia 1952 -- present New Zealand 1952 -- present Jamaica 1962 -- present Barbados 1966 -- present The Bahamas 1973 -- present Grenada 1974 -- present Papua New Guinea 1975 -- present Solomon Islands 1978 -- present Tuvalu 1978 -- present St. Lucia 1979 -- present St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1979 -- present Belize 1981 -- present Antigua and Barbuda 1981 -- present St. Kitts and Nevis 1983 -- present Pakistan 1952 -- 1956 South Africa 1952 -- 1961 Ceylon 1952 -- 1972 Ghana 1957 -- 1960 Nigeria 1960 -- 1963 Sierra Leone 1961 -- 1971 Tanganyika 1961 -- 1962 Trinidad and Tobago 1962 -- 1976 Uganda 1962 -- 1963 Kenya 1963 -- 1964 Malawi 1964 -- 1966 Malta 1964 -- 1974 The Gambia 1965 -- 1970 Guyana 1966 -- 1970 Mauritius 1968 -- 1992 Fiji 1970 -- 1987 Reign 6 February 1952 -- present Coronation 2 June 1953 Predecessor George VI Heir apparent Charles, Prince of Wales Prime Ministers See list (1926 - 04 - 21) 21 April 1926 (age 92) 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom Spouse Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (m. 1947) Issue Detail Charles, Prince of Wales Anne, Princess Royal Prince Andrew, Duke of York Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex Full name Elizabeth Alexandra Mary House Windsor Father George VI Mother Elizabeth Bowes - Lyon Signature
ground_truth: 1987
sub_queries: Blues and Royals >> military branch Answer: British Army
when did British Army start using the sa80 Answer: 1987