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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 new weapons. [1][2] Seven defense ...
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. The XM7 features a free-floating reinforced M-LOK handguard for direct accessory ...
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. The XM250 light machine gun features a free-floating reinforced M-LOK handguard for direct ...
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 weapon system also includes an NGS (Next Generation Suppressor) suppressor made by SIG Sauer and has gas settings for firing suppressed or unsuppressed. [6] Optics are mounted to the frame of the weapon which avoids issues with mounting optics to the feed tray of the weapon. [3]
SIG MCX. The SIG MCX is a family of firearms designed and manufactured by SIG Sauer, produced in both selective fire and semi-automatic only models, and features a short-stroke gas piston system, which is inherited from the earlier SIG MPX submachine gun. The MCX is available in rifle, carbine, short-barreled rifle, and pistol configurations ...
Sig Sauer made the initial announcement about its potential expansion at Pease after receiving “the largest small arms contract in history by the U.S. Army with the Next Generation Squad Weapons ...
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.