Otis just announced that Barrett selected their cleaning kit to include with their MRAD rifle system as part of the Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR) System. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Defense awarded Barrett the contract for ASR with its MRAD (Multi-Role Adaptive Design) Rifle.
U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters known as the People’s Protection Unit, or YPG, are fielding a monster-sized 12.7 mm homemade sniper rifle pieced together from other weapons.