The Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program was created by the United States military in 2017 to replace the M4 carbine, M249 SAW light machine gun, the M240 machine gun; and their associated cartridges; and to develop small arms fire control systems for the new weapons.
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Ameerika Ühendriikide sõjavägi lõi 2017. aastal programmi "Next Generation Squad Weapon" (NGSW), et asendada M4 karabiin, M249 SAW kergekuulipilduja, M240 kuulipilduja; ja nendega seotud padrunid; ning arendada uute relvade jaoks väikerelvade tulejuhtimissüsteeme.
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Army Aims to Buy 29,000 Next-Gen Rifles and Machine Guns for Grunts to Test.
The Army has requested the purchase of 29,046 so-called Next Generation Squad Weapons, an umbrella term for offerings from Sig Sauer and LoneStar Future Weapons. That is a huge boost from the 12,000 new weapons purchased for this year and the 3,000 bought in 2021.
While it could be up to a year before the Army decides between the Sig Sauer or Lonestar weapons, in January it selected a new advanced optic to be mounted on those weapons. Vortex Optics was awarded a $2.7 billion contract to build 250,000 optics over the next 10 years.
The Next Generation Squad Weapons program was launched in 2017. The Army wanted weapons to use a 6.8mm round, over concerns that the current 5.56mm is too small, especially against an adversary with body armor. That new ammo is also aimed to be lighter than the current brass ammo used by troops.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/202 ... -test.html
Winchester Will Make 6.8mm Ammo for US Military’s New NGSW Rifle.
Winchester to Produce 6.8mm Ammunition for the Next Generation Squad Weapons: The U.S. Army still has to make its final selection for the firearm that will eventually replace the M4A1 carbine and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, but recently it was announced that Winchester, the largest manufacturer of small-caliber ammunition for the U.S. military, will be producing the 6.8mm ammunition for the Next Generational Squad Weapons (NGSW) program.
The program has been met with delays due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Despite those past delays, it seems that the program is back on track as Winchester announced that the U.S. Army has awarded the company a total of $20 million in cost-plus and firm-fixed-price contracts related to ammunition development, manufacturing facility requirements analysis and production capacity planning for the 6.8mm NGSW program.
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/01/win ... gsw-rifle/