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SIG Sauer’s M250: Why the military needs a new squad automatic weapon

Somewhere between the clack of disintegrating links and the sharp bite of spent powder hanging in the air, the Army ran into a reality every grunt learns the hard way. “Good enough” dies fast when the ...
usace.army.mil

101st Airborne Soldiers assess new Next Generation Squad Weapon with 6.8mm ammo

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Roughly 200 Airborne Infantry Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) are running the Next Generation Squad Weapon system through its paces at Fort Campbell from ...
The National Interest

Next Generation Squad Weapon Now Being Tested by National Guard

National Guard soldiers tested the M250 light machine gun during a “New Equipment Training” (NET) event at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. Whether National Guard personnel will continue to be deployed to curb ...
24/7 Wall St

The Soldier’s Toolkit: The Top Tier Firearms Used by the US Army

The Army (US Army) introduced the M7 carbine and M250 squad automatic weapon in 2025 using SIG Sauer’s new 6.8x51mm ammunition. The Army replaced the Beretta M9 pistol with the SIG Sauer P320 starting ...