There will be a new type of weapon that will be coming out of Switzerland. Photos, whether leaked on social media or found on other websites show the Brügger & Thomet Universal Service Weapon (B&T USW) designed for law enforcement personnel responding to terrorist attacks.  Also revealed in this photo is the said to be the new Aimpoint Nano Micro Red Dot Sight (MRDS).

Following the links posted online, the B&T USW photos were first announced by the Polish website, Broń i Amunicja on their Facebook Page, which eventually led to us finding a bit more information on the gun French defense company, TR Equipment, with a very rough translation using online translators, here is the description of the weapon:

Following the attacks of Paris, the Swiss manufacturer B & T has just introduced a new weapon, which is not a gun or a rifle or a PDW. Designed to equip units intervening early, the USW is a police weapon that is exclusively semiautomatic, barely more cumbersome than a service pistol but likely to be shouldered. Thus, agents retain the ability to respond quickly, while having the ability to neutralize a terrorist up to 70 m with the folding stock and the new Aimpoint sight ultra compact Nano.

Available from November 2016, the USW A1 is characterized by its aluminum housing type CZ 75 (1160 g) and the DA/SA platinum. But polymer version (980 g) is also expected to appear early next year. Retaining identical dimensions (253/468 x 164 x 43 mm), 2 models will have a Picatinny rail, magazines for 17/19/30 shots, a threaded barrel for adapting a silencer, or yet an additional recessed side rail for guiding into the holster.

Specifically designed, it incorporates MOLLE attachment and has a hinged protection for optronic aiming. It can hold the pistol with the butt folded or unfolded, this level 3 retention holster also proves compatible with tactical flashlight B&T PLA. Likely to interest marksmen, the weapon will be delivered in complete package with folding stock, Aimpoint sight Nano, lamp APL, holster, cleaning kit and 3 magazines for 17 shots... etc.

I actually dig this pistol especially that is well thought out with the folding stock, design for an MRDS, holster, and magazine options. If a reputable airsoft company can build a version for airsoft, including the same options, then this makes it a very ideal and capable primary for CQB games.

For purposes of being able to respond quickly in the event of a terrorist attack, the USW can be a useful weapon for quick reaction or quick defence against terrorists with assault rifles before specialist counter-terrorist units arrive.

As for the Aimpoint Nano MRDS, it has been specifically developed for the USW according to The Firearm Blog and that there are no plans to offer it separately from the USW.  For now, those who are looking for a good Nano or Micro RDS for pistols and even rifles, the Trijicon RMR is still the best option and there is replica for airsoft players.