The HK G36 rifle was developed in the 1990s as an inexpensive and lightweight successor to the HK G3 rifles. It used the intermediate 5.56x45 mm cartridge during challenging times for the Bundeswehr.

Ukrainian forces are increasingly equipped with advanced German firearms, particularly the HK G36 and the newer HK433 rifles, signaling a significant shift in their military capabilities.

AT least five people including two security guards have reportedly been killed in a shooting spree at a French migrant camp ...

H&K was found to have breached German arms export rules by shipping nearly 5,000 G36 assault rifles and smaller firearms to strife-torn regions. Mexico is plagued by warfare involving drug gangs ...

Six ex-employees of German gunmaker Heckler & Koch have gone on trial in Stuttgart ... The indictment focuses on 4,500 G36 assault rifles and smaller firearms sent in 16 batches.