NATO adopted the 7. 62x51 NATO round ( which in reality is only slightly different ballistically to the. 308 Winchester and. 303 British cartridges ), along with several rifles such as the FN FAL and M14.

The decision was rescinded and a variant of the more conventional FN FAL was adopted in its place.

A United States | U. S. sailor fires an M240 machine gun | M240B, a U. S. derivative of the FN MAG, adopted for infantry use in the 1990s.

Nevertheless, by 1978-79 most GN infantry formations had either the Belgian FN FAL 7. 62 x 51mm NATO or US M16A1 5. 56 x 45mm assault rifles, with elite units receiving the Israeli-made Galil SAR and ARM variants in 7. 62 x 51mm which was adopted in the mid-1970s.

Its NATO partners adopted the FN FAL and HK G3 rifles, as well as the FN MAG and Rheinmetall MG3 GPMGs.

The FN springs from a far-right tradition in France that dates back to the French Revolution of 1789, and the party rejects both the revolution and its legacy.

Other FN issues included calls for increased French birth-rates, immigration reduction ( although this was downplayed ), establishment of a professional army, abrogation of the Évian Accords, and generally the creation of a " French and European renaissance.

In the 1983 municipal elections, the centre-right Rally for the Republic ( RPR ) and centrist Union for French Democracy ( UDF ) formed alliances with the FN in a number of towns.

In the wake of FN electoral success, the immigration debate, growing concerns over Islamic fundamentalism, and the fatwa against Salman Rushdie by Ayatollah Khomeini, the 1989 affaire du foulard was the first major test of the relations between the values of the French Republic and Islam.

EuroNat is an organisation of European nationalist political parties, formed initially at the congress of the French National Front ( FN ) in Strasbourg on 30 March 1997.

* Marine Le Pen, French politician: president of the Front National, youngest daughter of FN founder Jean-Marie Le Pen.

* 2007 French Presidential election: Bruno Mégret and the MNR support the National Front ( FN ) candidate, Jean-Marie Le Pen.

*** 4 × AIM-9 Sidewinder or Matra Magic ( mounted only on F-8E ( FN ) of French Navy )

The left won control of twenty of the twenty-two regions of metropolitan France, defeating the parties of the mainstream right, the Union for a Popular Movement ( UMP ) and the Union for French Democracy ( UDF ), and the extreme right National Front ( FN ).

Marine Le Pen (; born Marion Anne Perrine Le Pen ; 5 August 1968 ) is a lawyer by profession, a French right-wing politician and the president of the Front National ( FN ), the third-largest political party in France, since 16 January 2011.

She is the youngest daughter of the French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen, former president of the FN and currently its honorary chairman, and Marion Maréchal-Le Pen's aunt.

Her aim is to expand the political influence of the FN and transform it into a " big popular party that addresses itself not only to the electorate on the right but to all the French people ".

She replied that " the FN is not the friend of the CAC 40 and is fighting the social regression brought about by the MEDEF and inflicted on the French people by the allies of the UMP and the PS ".

Advocating that the FN remains a non-denominational party, Marine Le Pen regularly states her attachment to secularism ( laïcité ) in French society.

This decision immediately triggered a controversy among the French political class from the Socialist Party, the UMP ( Lionnel Luca MP ) and the FN.

A French sociologist, Sylvain Crépon who analysed the social and occupational groups of the FN voters in 2012, explained: " The FN vote is made up of the victims of globalisation.

Boulton Paul's designs were largely based on originals licensed from the French company SAMM ( Societe d ' Application des Machines Motrices ), while Nash & Thomson concentrated on the FN designs originated by the firm's co-founder, Archibald Frazer-Nash.

Bruno Gollnisch ( born 28 January 1950 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) is a French academic and politician, a member of the National Front ( FN ) far-right party, and a member of the European Parliament.

After bankruptcy it was acquired by a French holding company, then sold to Belgian armsmakers Herstal Group, which also owns gun makers Fabrique Nationale d ' Herstal ( FN ) and Browning Arms Company.

** The UK version of the Belgian FN FAL select fire battle rifle, the L1A1 SLR.

An early M249 version of the FN Minimi.

The weapons displayed included the Barrett REC7 PDW, Remington ACR, FN SCAR, Heckler & Koch HK416, Heckler & Koch XM8, LWRC M6A4, Robinson Arms XCR, SIG 556, as well as Colt's own improved version of the M4, the Colt ACC-M.

The AK5 is a modified version of the Fabrique Nationale 5. 56 mm carbine ( FN FNC ) produced with a folding stock and an option to mount the SUSAT sight from the British SA80.

The L7 General-Purpose Machine Gun ( GPMG ) is the UK's version of the FN MAG.

The Ak 5 or Automatic Carbine 5 is the Swedish version of the FN FNC assault rifle with certain modifications, mostly to adapt the weapon to the Swedish climate.

It is also home to the government-owned ammunition and weapons factory ( CAVIM ) that produces the Venezuelan version of the FN FAL ( Fusil Automatique Leger-Light Automatic Rifle ) rifle and will produce the newly acquired AK-103s ; as well as the ammunition for both models.

It was clear the EM-2 could not be easily adapted to the powerful 7. 62x51mm round, so the only realistic alternative was to adopt a licensed version of the FN FAL from Fabrique Nationale.

* a South African made version of the FN FAL battle rifle

* F89 Minimi, an Australian produced version of the FN Minimi light machine gun

As the MSI evolved into the National Alliance, it chose to distance itself from the FN.

With only three weeks to prepare its campaign, the FN fielded only a limited number of candidates and won a mere 0. 2 % of the national vote.

By October 1982, Le Pen supported the prospect of deals with the mainstream right, provided that the FN did not have to soften its position on key issues.

In January 1984, the party made its first appearance in a monthly poll of political popularity, in which 9 % of respondents held a " positive opinion " of the FN and some support for Le Pen.

In the 1989 European elections, the FN held on to its ten seats as it won 11. 7 % of the vote.

In the 1997 legislative elections the FN polled its best-ever result with 15. 3 % support in metropolitan France, confirming its position as the third most important political force in France.

Nonetheless, the FN was arguably more influential now than it had been in 1986 with its 35 seats.

In the tenth FN national congress in 1997, Mégret stepped up his position in the party as its rising star and a potential leader following Le Pen.

Support for the parties was almost equal in the 1999 European election, as the FN polled its lowest national score since 1984 with just 5. 7 %, and the MNR won 3. 3 %.

The FN won 15. 1 % of the vote in metropolitan France, almost the same as in 1998, but its number of councillors was almost halved due to the new electoral system.

She sought to transform the FN into a mainstream party by softening its xenophobic image.

The FN has changed considerably since its foundation, as it has pursued the principles of modernisation and pragmatism, adapting to the changing political climate.

At the same time, its message has increasingly influenced mainstream political parties, although the FN too has moved somewhat closer towards the centre-right.

The FN has historically preserved its affinities with many of the traditional values of Vichy France, including the motto Travail, famille, patrie.

In Brussels, the National Front will compete under its acronym, FN.

The song made its first recorded appearance as " We Shall Overcome " ( rather than " We Will Overcome ") in 1952 on a disc recorded by Laura Duncan ( soloist ) and The Jewish Young Singers ( chorus ) conducted by Robert De Cormier co-produced by Ernie Lieberman and Irwin Silber on Hootenany Records ( Hoot 104-A ) ( Folkways, FN 2513, BCD15720 ), where it is identified as a Negro Spiritual.

He was one of the co-founders of the National Front ( FN ) in October 1972, becoming a member of its directing committee.

In 2008 FN Herstal announced plans to produce Model 70 rifles at its plant in Columbia, SC.

The FN FAL and its ancestor FN-49 employ the same locking mechanism and operating principle as the SVT, although as mentioned above, this is most likely coincidental.

The most popular early choice was the previously mentioned FN Browning Hi-Power, which was the first high-capacity pistol ; another popular model was the locked-breech Walther P38 because of its many safety features.

She joined the FN in 1986, its Executive Committee in 2000 and was a vice-president of the FN for eight years ( 2003 – 2011 ).