SOFIC NEWS: First Soldiers Will Get Next-Gen Squad Weapons in 2023
5/19/2022
By Mikayla Easley
TAMPA, Florida — For the first time in decades, the Army will employ brand new rifles, automatic rifles and ammunition calibers, with the first unit receiving the next-generation squad weapons by fall of 2023, according to the makers of the weapons.
After years of development and intense competition between major gun makers, the Army announced in April that Sig Sauer Inc. will manufacture the service’s next-generation squad weapons. The 10-year firm-fixed-price follow-on production contract is worth $4.5 billion and covers the delivery of two variations of the weapon — the XM5 Rifle and the XM250 Automatic Rifle — as well as the 6.8x51mm FURY hybrid ammunition.
Sig Sauer plans to send the first round of new weapons and ammunition to an Army unit by next year, CEO and President Ron Cohen said May 18 on the sidelines of the Special Operation Forces Industry Conference in Tampa
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2022/5/19/soldiers-will-get-first-next-gen-squad-weapons-by-next-year
