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  2. Next Generation Squad Weapon - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. XM7 rifle - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. XM250 - Wikipedia

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    A non-commissioned officer from Fort Campbell fires an XM250.. The XM250 is the U.S. military designation for the SIG LMG 6.8, a 6.8×51mm (.277 in), gas-operated, belt-fed light machine gun designed by SIG Sauer for the U.S. Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon Program in 2022 to replace the M249 light machine gun.

  5. List of equipment of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    Light machine gun, Squad automatic weapon Belgium United States: Belt-fed, but can be used with STANAG magazines. To be replaced by the XM250, winner of the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program [20] M240: 7.62×51mm NATO: General purpose machine gun Belgium United States: Belt-fed [21] M2A1: 12.7×99mm NATO (.50 BMG) Heavy machine gun United States

  6. .277 Fury - Wikipedia

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    The cartridge was designed by SIG Sauer for the United States Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon Program (NGSW). [2] [6] It is dimensionally similar to the 7.62×51mm NATO service cartridge. In December 2019, the cartridge was announced for non-military usage, along with the SIG Sauer CROSS bolt-action rifle.

  7. M16 rifle - Wikipedia

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    [24] [25] In April 2022, the U.S. Army selected the SIG MCX SPEAR as the winner of the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program to replace the M16/M4. The new rifle is designated XM7 . [ 26 ]

  8. M249 light machine gun - Wikipedia

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    The Army recognized the limitations of the M249, [53] and in early 2017, the U.S. Army posted a notice soliciting bids for the Next Generation Squad Weapon-Automatic Rifle (NGSW-AR or NGSAR) to replace the M249. In July 2018, the Army awarded contracts to six companies including Textron, head of the preceding LSAT program where they made ...

  9. File:Lt. Col. Benjamin Everett fires an XM250 Light Machine ...

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    English: Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Everett, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), fires the XM250 rifle as part of a demonstration of the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW), April 15, 2024, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.