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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.
In total, the Army plans to procure a total of 107,000 XM7s and 13,000 XM250s for close combat forces. The contract has the capacity to build additional weapons should the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Special Operations Command choose to be included. [13] The XM250 light machine gun weighs 13 lb (5.9 kg), or 14.5 lb (6.6 kg) with a suppressor.
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)
SIG MCX-Spear was released on the civilian market in 3 standard configurations, which includes the 38.3-inch (970 mm), 35-inch (890 mm), and 24.5-inch (620 mm) length versions, with the former two including bipods. Each model starts at an MSRP of $4,999 and are non-California compliant. [4]
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.
The Weapons Squadrons are units of the United States Air Force, in most cases attached to the USAF Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base. Each unit specializes in a particular type of combat aircraft.
In 2018 a rifle similar inspired by the MDR, the NGSAR, chambered in a proprietary 6.8mm polymer-cased ammunition cartridge made by PCP was selected as one of the United States Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon Program (NGSW) weapons trial finalists to replace the United States Army's 5.56×45mm NATO caliber weapon systems.