Two weapons, one mission set, one ballistic brain: the M7 and M250 were built to fight as a paired system so squads can put accurate, sustained 6.8×51mm fire where it counts and keep constant pressure ...

If the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon program is supposed to produce the iPhone of lethality, then the service is looking for as many killer apps as possible. Two weeks after selecting three ...

One day soon, U.S. infantrymen could go into battle with Next Generation Squad Weapons equipped with a compact, mechanical stabilizer designed to drastically improve accuracy, especially when shooting ...

Textron showcased its two prototypes for the NGSW program at the 2019 Maneuver Warfare Conference (U.S. Army photo by Markeith Horace, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning Public Affairs Office ...

NEWINGTON, N.H., May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SIG SAUER, industry leading manufacturer of elite military weapon systems, is proud to congratulate the U.S. Army on the milestone of officially ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Armaments Research Company, Inc. (ARC), a technology and data company serving national security and public safety customers, announced today their Internet-of-Things (IoT) ...

The Army says it’s settled on three defense contractors to battle it out to become the service’s M4 carbine and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon replacements, but at least one other company is hoping that ...

Like the Army’s stab at a 7.62mm Intermediate Combat Service Rifle, the NGSW program hasn’t been without drama. The Army has issued a formal call for industry partners to send in their prototypes for ...

The MARS/Cobalt Kinetics entries to the NGSW competition have a choice of a 20-round box magazine or a 70-round drum. The Army has been looking to replace the M4 carbine – a variant of the legendary ...

The Army just selected three companies to build prototype Next-Generation Squad Weapons to replace some M4 rifles and M249 SAW machine guns. (Army) The Army announced Aug. 29 that it has selected ...