Ultimax 100 [SEP] designer
Ultimax 100
The Ultimax 100 is a Singapore-made 5.56mm light machine gun, developed by the Chartered Industries of Singapore (CIS, now ST Kinetics) by a team of engineers under the guidance of American firearms designer L. James Sullivan. The weapon is extremely accurate due to its constant-recoil operating system. It is considered one of the most lightweight machine guns in the world.
Work on a new light support weapon for the Singapore Army began in 1978. The weapon is produced by CIS (presently STK
, from 1953 to 1955, although he was trained by the Army to be a telephone installer/repairman , because he had civilian training he went overseas to Korea in 1954, Sullivan was assigned by the Army to be a diver to repair oil pipelines and other facilities damaged during the US invasion of Inchon Harbor.
Small arms designer.
Sullivan is largely responsible for the Ultimax 100 light machine gun. He also contributed to the Ruger M77 rifle, and the M16, Stoner 63, and Ruger Mini-14 rifles (scaled