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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 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.
NGSW-R (Next Generation Squad Weapon - Rifle) (6.8 Common Cartridge) -- Sig Sauer MCX Spear rifle and cartridge selected and ordered by US Army as the XM7 rifle and 6.8 Common Cartridge. MRGG-A (Mid-Range Gas Gun - Assaulter) (6.5mm Creedmoor) Mk 17 Mod 1 (FN SCAR-H) (6.5mm Creedmoor) LMT MARS-H 6.5 DMR (6.5mm Creedmoor)
In September 2019, SIG Sauer submitted their designs. [5] The XM7 rifle 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 common battlefield rounds such as the 5.56×45mm NATO (used in the M4 and M249) and 7.62×51mm NATO.
SIG XM7 NGSW: SIG Sauer: 5.56×45mm NATO.300 AAC Blackout (MCX), .277 Fury (XM5 NGSW) Switzerland Yes 2015–present (MCX) 2019–Present (XM7) SIG Sauer SIG516: Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft: 5.56×45mm NATO.223 Remington 7.62×39mm United States Yes c. 2010–present SIG Sauer SIGM400: Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft: 5.56×45mm ...
The five people who were found deceased included two adults, a 42-year-old male, a 38-year-old female, an 11-year-old boy, a 9-year-old girl and a 2-year-old girl.
DOGE is set to examine multibillion-dollar federal loans to two Tesla rivals. Vivek Ramaswamy said the cost-cutting body would "carefully scrutinize" loans to Stellantis and Rivian.
The SIG MCX-SPEAR LT is the third generation of the SIG MCX, introduced in 2022. With the release of the MCX LT, SIG also designed a new, padded, side-folding stock with an FDE finish option to match the rifles, which civilian versions of the rifle variant are sold with.