The Army Has Finally Fielded Its Next Generation Squad Weapons
2024年3月29日 · The Army has officially fielded its brand-new Next Generation Squad Weapon rifles to its first unit, bringing an end to the service's decades-long effort to replace its M4 and M16 family of...
Army Announces 2 New Rifles for Close-Combat Soldiers
2022年4月20日 · The Army recently awarded a contract to manufacturer SIG Sauer for two new soldier weapons: the XM5 rifle and the XM250 automatic rifle. For soldiers involved in close-quarters combat, the...
These units are getting the Army’s newest rifle and machine gun …
2024年9月30日 · VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Army has sped up and shifted its fielding of the Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle to Pacific-focused and special operations units in the coming months and next year.
Revolutionizing Soldier firepower: US Army adopts next-gen weapons
2023年10月3日 · FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Fort Campbell is testing some of the Army’s newest weapons that has the potential to redefine the capabilities of U.S. infantry forces. Last month Soldiers began field...
Meet the M7: Army names next gen squad rifle replacement
2023年1月18日 · When soldiers get their hands on the Army’s new rifle, it will be known as the M7, the service said Wednesday. More than five years in the making, the Next Generation Squad Weapon will...
From Rifles to Robot Tanks, Here Are the 24 New Weapons the Army …
2022年10月26日 · By the end of 2023, soldiers will go into the field with 24 new weapons and other combat systems, either prototypes or fully operational equipment, from the long-range “Dark Eagle” missiles to the Army’s first new infantry rifle in 50 years.
Next Generation Squad Weapon and optic exceed soldiers’ …
2024年4月17日 · The Army plans to field the new weapons to close combat forces such as infantry, special operations, scouts, combat engineers, forward observers and combat medics by fiscal year 2033.
Army to field new rifle, machine gun and optic in 2024 - Army Times
2023年12月20日 · The Next Generation Squad Weapon-Fire Control will be built by the Vortex Optics/Sheltered Wing partnership. The companies are scheduled to produce as many as 250,000 optics over the next 10...
Army moving forward with Next Generation Squad Weapon …
2023年3月15日 · Last April, the Army awarded a contract to Sig Sauer to produce the Next Generation Squad Weapon — or NGSW — XM7 Rifle, XM250 Automatic Rifle and a 6.8mm family of ammunition to replace the...
NGSW signifies an evolution in Soldier lethality
2022年5月13日 · The Army recently announced that the Next Generation Squad Weapon, the XM5 rifle and XM250 light machine gun will replace the M4/M16 rifle and the 249 light machine gun, with some Soldiers...