The Accuracy International ASR Deployment Kit is the direct result of USSOCOM's search for their next precision weapon dubbed the Advance Sniper Rifle or ASR. The government’s solicitation for this new rifle laid out several strict features and specifications of what will become the ASR. Unless Accuracy International has been secretly developing a new weapon system for the ASR solicitation (very unlikely) – the base rifle for AI's submission will be their flagship rifle the AXMC.