Rheinmetall AG has signed a framework contract with Britain's Ministry of Defense to supply laser light modules for rifles. The framework contract, for a period of a few years, has a total value of $45.1 million. The first lot order is for more than 7,000 units of its LLM Vario-Ray system.

Vario-Ray weighs less than 8.6 ounces and can be attached to small arms of all types by means of a Mil-Std 1913 rail.