As part of its transition from its existing small arms to the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) the US Army has awarded a contract to build a new ammunition facility in Missouri. The operating contractor for the state-owned Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP), Olin Winchester, will re...
The XM7 rifle and its counterpart, the XM250 automatic rifle, were chosen to replace the M4 carbine and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon in Army arsenals under theNext Generation SquadWeapon (NGSW)program in 2022. They use 6.8mm ammo and will be adopted by the Army within the next decade. Alth...
A couple of weeks ago the US Army finally announced the winner of their long running Next Generation Squad Weapon program, selecting the SIG Sauer MCX Spear rifle as the XM5 and the LMG-6.8 as the XM250. The topic of whether this was the right choice and if the 6.8mm round they cham...
游骑兵五星上将 BG 14 keeps his sight on a target with an M249B Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during a company live fire training 11楼2014-08-17 12:38 回复 游骑兵五星上将 BG 14 scans his sector of fire during a company live fire training at Camp Roberts 12楼2014-08-17 12:39 ...
Marine Corps. for the production of its new Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR). The IAR is intended to replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW) which used by automatic riflemen in Infantry and Light Armoured Reconnaissance (...
The call for prototypes reveals there are a few weapons intended to be created under the program. The NGSW-Automatic Rifle is a planned replacement for the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, in the automatic rifleman role in the Close Combat Force, while the NGSW-Rifle is m...
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In September, an Army sergeant killed two of his superior officers after they threatened to relieve him of duty for negligence. Sergeant Joseph Bozicevich of Minneapolis is being charged with murdering his squad leader, Stagg Sgt. Darris Dawson of Pensacola, Florida, and a fellow officer, Sgt...
The MK12 SPR is a modified variant of the M16 family of weapons. The SPR grew out of a requirement of the Navy SEALs and Army Special Forces for a compact light sniper weapon. To fulfill that need, the SPR is fitted with a threaded-muzzle match-grade free floating stainless steel heavy...
The TAR system can effectively provide a soldier with advanced night vision, topographical information and shared vision between squad members. The futuristic display is also capable of providing the GPS locations of both friend and foe using automatic geo-registration to constantly update the geodetic...