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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.
In January 2022, the SIG MCX-Spear was released on the civilian market. [ 4 ] On April 19, 2022, the United States Army awarded a 10-year contract to Sig Sauer to produce the XM7 rifle, along with the XM250 Machine gun, to replace the M4 carbine and M249 light machine gun, respectively.
The XM7 was designed to fire the 6.8×51mm SIG Fury cartridge in response to concerns that improvements in body armor would diminish the effectiveness of the 5.56×45mm NATO round used in the M4 carbine and M249 SAW and increase their lethality and effective ranges compared to common battlefield rounds such as the 5.56×45mm NATO and 7.62×51mm ...
SIG Sauer offers the rifle in semi-automatic only in three different configurations for the civilian market: The SIG MCX PATROL is the standard configuration of the rifle with a 406 mm (16 in) barrel. The SIG MCX SBR is a short-barreled rifle configuration of the rifle with a 229 mm (9 in
On 19 April 2022, the US Army, following a 27-month evaluation process, announced it had awarded SIG Sauer a contract for two Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) variations, the XM7 and XM250 automatic rifle, as well as for the 6.8 common cartridge ammunition used by both rifles. The initial value of the award was $20.4 million for the delivery ...
Assault rifles, battle rifles; XM7: 6.8x51mm: Assault rifle United States: Future standard service rifle, replacing the M4A1 for close combat forces. Winner of the NGSW program in April 2022. [8] M4A1: 5.56×45mm NATO: Assault rifle, Carbine United States: Standard service rifle. To be partially replaced by the XM7, winner of the Next ...
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The XM250 light machine gun and XM7 rifle were designed to fire the 6.8×51mm SIG Fury cartridge in response to concerns that improvements in body armor would diminish the effectiveness of common battlefield rounds such as the 5.56×45mm NATO (used in the M4 carbine and M249 light machine gun) and 7.62×51mm NATO. [8] [9] [10]