Topic: Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW)
Next Generation Squad Weapons, or NGSW, fires a 6.8 mm round. It would replace in the Close Combat Force the M249 and M4A1, both of which fire 5.56 mm rounds.
US Army gets one step closer to newest marksman rifle
The U.S. Army is moving forward with the Next Generation Squad Weapon program, or NGSW, in a series of efforts to give individual infantry squads the ability...
US Army picks Sig Sauer for Next Generation Squad Weapons System
The U.S. Army has picked famed gunmaker Sig Sauer for the manufacture and delivery of two Next Generation Squad Weapon variations (the XM5 Rifle and the XM250...
Textron Systems shares new video of next-gen squad automatic weapons
American aerospace and defense giant Textron Systems shared an impressive video on its Twitter account showing the next generation of squad automatic weapon systems. Just last week, Textron...
U.S. Army receives Next Generation Squad Weapon System from Sig Sauer
The final delivery of the Sig Sauer's prototypes of Next Generation Squad Weapons systems, or NGSW, designed to replace M249 and M4A1, has been delivered to the...
Textron Systems shows off Army’s newest infantry rifles
U.S. defense contractor Textron Systems, part of American conglomerate Textron, has shown two versions of the new squad automatic rifle developed under the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) program. The NGSW...
U.S. Marine Corps releases details of largest infantry weapons modernization effort
As the U.S. Marine Corps continues to increase the lethality of the infantry squad, Marine Corps Systems Command’s Program Manager for Infantry Weapons has begun the largest...
U.S. elite forces will receive next generation weapon system
Citing a Program Executive Officer Special Operations Forces Warrior Col. Joel Babbitt, Military.com reported that the U.S. Special Operations Forces plans to equipped with the conventional Army's...
U.S. Army to integrate power cables into a tactical vest
The U.S. Army has announced plans to integrate flexible, power cables into a tactical vest used by Soldiers. Currently, Army engineers and scientists faced with the need to...