The U.S. Army will buy new automatic infantry weapons starting in 2022, replacing the existing M4 carbine and M249 squad automatic weapon.

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Summary: The U.S. Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program aims to replace the M4 carbine and M249 light machine gun with the XM7 rifle and XM250 automatic rifle, both chambered in the ...

1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Steven Richards , 4th Space Company, 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, commander, clears an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, or “SAW” for short ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army announced the award of a 10-year firm-fixed-price follow-on production contract to Sig Sauer, Inc for the manufacture and delivery of two Next Generation Squad Weapon ...

The U.S. Army has selected Sig Sauer to build the service’s Next-Generation Squad Weapon Rifle and Automatic Rifle. This is the first time in 55 years that the Army has broken away from the M16 ...

Now, the U.S. Army is looking for a new weapon to replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. According to the Army, the new weapon, tentatively named the Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle (NGSAR ...

The U.S. Army's chief of staff said Monday that its 6.8mm next-generation weapons, slated to replace the M249 squad automatic weapon and the M4A1 carbine, will be able to penetrate any body armor ...

The US Army is looking for an upgrade to the M249 squad automatic weapon, a mainstay of the infantry squad and its prime source of firepower. According to a notice on the government's Federal ...

The 75th Ranger Regiment, Green Berets and other U.S. special operations ground forces will be equipped with the conventional Army's Next Generation Squad Weapons. "We are an enthusiastic ...

Pvt. Michael Rojas fires an M249 light machine gun during small arms training in Arta, Djibouti, May 2, 2017. The Army is looking to replace the M249 squad automatic weapon with what it's calling ...