The Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program is a United States military program created in 2017 by the U.S. Army to replace the 5.56mm M4 carbine, the M249 SAW light machine gun, and the 7.62mm M240 machine gun, with a common system of 6.8mm cartridges and to develop small arms fire-control systems for the new weapons. [1][2]

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 M4A1...

2022年1月10日 · Program Executive Office Soldier awarded the 10-year production other transaction agreement to Sheltered Wings Inc. doing business as Vortex Optics, for the delivery of up to 250,000 XM157 Next...

These weapon systems will give Soldiers significant capability improvements in accuracy, range, signature management, and lethality. The Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) Program is a family of...

2022年4月20日 · To get to this point and in order to ensure Soldier acceptance, the NGSW team conducted 18 Soldier touchpoints and more than 100 technical subtests. More than 500 Soldiers, Marines and special...

On April 15, 2024, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, the U.S. Army showcased a live demonstration of its New Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) with the participation of the 101st Airborne Division.

2022年6月22日 · It aims to switch out the M4 carbine and the M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), which will be replaced by new carbines and light machine guns that use 6.8 mm projectiles and share a common...

2020年7月30日 · NGSW is certainly one of the most ambitious small arms programs the U.S. Army has ever embarked on, aiming to select not only a brand new rifle and automatic rifle, but also advanced new ammunition, which has the potential to kick-start a revolution and the next phase of small arms design.

NEWINGTON, N.H., (April 20, 2022) – SIG SAUER is honored to be awarded the Next Generation Squad Weapons System (NGSW) Contract by the U.S. Army after a rigorous 27-month testing and evaluation process.

2021年9月22日 · The new 6.8 mm NGSAW automatic weapon is being reviewed and tested at Fort Dix Range 33.