This company is building ‘barrier-penetrating' 5.56mm rounds for the Marines
By: Todd South  
LAS VEGAS — The Marine Corps recently selected a Vista Outdoor company to build a barrier penetrating 5.56mm round that’s especially useful for potential urban combat.
The contract with Federal Cartridge Company, a Vista subsidiary, puts more than $41 million behind the effort, which is expected to run into 2023.
This comes after Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told Congress last year that the body armor penetration in the existing 5.56mm stocks was lacking, and he worried about overmatch with potential adversaries such as Russia and China in the small arms fight.
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-army/2019/01/24/this-company-is-building-barrier-penetrating-556mm-rounds-for-the-marines/
