In November 2024 the British Army was announced to be receiving new thermal scopes for SA80A3 and Hunter battle rifles via the TALON thermal imaging sights, with the deal for around 10,000 units.

On top of that, an armament of a single Browning M1919 30 caliber machine gun or a single L37 GPMG 7.62mm machine gun served as a formidable line of defense in the scenario a Saracen's crew of ten ...