FN P90

The FN P90 is a selective fire personal defence wappen (PDW) designed an manufacturt bi FN Herstal in Belgium. The P90's name is taken frae 1990, the year it wis introduced. The P90 wis creatit in response tae NATO requests for a replacement for 9×19mm Parabellum fireairms; it wis designed as a compact but pouerful fireairm for vehicle crews, operators o crew-served wappens, support personnel, special forces an coonter-terrorist groups.

The P90 wis designed bi FN in conjunction wi the FN Five-seven pistol an 5.7×28mm ammunition. Development o the P90 began in 1986, an production commenced in 1990, whaurupon the 5.7×28mm ammunition wis redesigned an shortened. A modifee'd version o the P90 wi a magazine adaptit tae uise the new ammunition wis introduced in 1993, an the Five-seiven pistol wis subsequently introduced as a companion wappen uisin the same 5.7×28mm ammunition.

The P90 wis developit an initially mercatit as a personal defence wappen, but it coud an aa be considered a submachine gun or compact assault rifle. Featurin a compact bullpup design wi an integratit reflex sicht an fully ambidextrous controls, the P90 is an unconventional wappen wi a futuristic appearance. Its design incorporates several innovations sic as a unique tap-muntit magazine an FN's sma caliber, heich velocity 5.7×28mm ammunition.

The P90 is currently in service wi militar an polis forces in ower 40 kintras ootthrou the warld.Tirans, Ivars (2009). "Baltic Defence Research and Technology 2009 Conference Proceedings". Military Review: Scientific Journal for Security and Defence (ISSN: 1407–1746), Nr. 3/4 (132/133), p 103. In the Unitit States, the P90 is in uise wi ower 200 law enforcement agencies, includin the U.S. Secret Service. The staundart P90 is restrictit tae militar an law enforcement customers, but syne 2005, a semi-automatic carbine version haes been affered tae civeelian shooters as the PS90.

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