It also served as the basis for the VSK-94, a silenced “para-sniper” weapon ... the Italian military rifles, which were adopted for replacement of the 7.62-mm Beretta BM59 outdated automatic ...

The Beretta AR-70/223 is gas-operated, self-loading, and chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO. By that time, during the era of the BM59 rifle, it was adopted by the Italian Special Forces. This weapon ...