The Army’s Next Infantry Guns Will Have Computerized Fire Control for Unreal Accuracy
Next generation infantry weapons will incorporate computer technology previously only available on tanks.
By Kyle Mizokami
Feb 14, 2019
The U.S. Army’s next assault rifle and machine gun will have built-in computers to give soldiers unparalleled firing accuracy. The so-called Next Generation Squad Weapons will feature a digital fire control system borrowing many features from today’s main battle tanks, allowing shooters to engage targets faster and with greater precision than their opponents can muster.
The Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) program aims to field two new advanced weapons: the NGSW-Automatic Rifle (NGSW-AR) and the NGSW-Rifle. NGSW-AR will replace the M249 squad automatic weapon, while NGSW-Rifle will replace the M4 carbine. A typical nine-soldier U.S. Army infantry squad is armed with two M249s and seven M4 carbines.
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