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The XM7, previously known as the XM5, is the U.S. Army variant of the SIG MCX Spear, a 6.8×51mm (.277 in), gas-operated, magazine-fed assault rifle [1] designed by SIG Sauer for the Next Generation Squad Weapon program in 2022 to replace the M4 carbine.
A U.S. Army graphic detailing the competitors for the program as of December 2020. 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 ...
The United States Army uses various equipment in the course of their work. Small arms Firearms Model Image Caliber Type Origin Details Pistols SIG Sauer M17 9×19mm NATO Pistol United States SIG Sauer P320 – US Army Standard Issue Sidearm. Winner of the Modular Handgun System competition. Replaced all M9 and M11 pistols in service. Glock 26 9×19mm NATO Pistol Austria Glock 26 – limited ...
In January 2019, the United States military began the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program to find replacements for the M4 carbine and M249 light machine gun. In September 2019, SIG Sauer submitted their designs. [6] The XM250's design is an offshoot of the MG 338 which SIG was also developing for SOCOM. [7]
M4A1 currently the standard service rifle of the United States Army. M16A2: Assault rifle: Colt Manufacturing Company: 5.56×45mm NATO: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard: Virtually phased out, still in limited service. M16A3, M16A4: Assault rifle: Colt Manufacturing Company: 5.56×45mm NATO: Army, Marine Corps
The Squad Designated Marksman Rifle (SDM-R [1]) is an American designated marksman rifle used by the United States Army.It is essentially a heavily modified M16 rifle designed to provide U.S. Army designated marksmen greater accuracy and firepower at longer ranges, increasing an infantry squad's effective range to up to 600 meters.
The M24 Sniper Weapon System (SWS) or M24 is the military and police version of the Remington Model 700 rifle, M24 being the model name assigned by the United States Army after adoption as their standard sniper rifle in 1988.
On April 19, 2022, the United States Army announced that it had selected SIG Sauer to build the XM7 rifle to partly replace the M4 carbine, while the XM250 automatic rifle was to replace the M249 SAW in the LMG role. In both cases it had selected the company's Fury ammunition, utilizing government provided projectiles and vendor-designed ...