Meet the M7: Army names next gen squad rifle replacement
By ROSE L. THAYER
STARS AND STRIPES • January 18, 2023
When soldiers get their hands on the Army’s new rifle, it will be known as the M7, the service said Wednesday.
More than five years in the making, the Next Generation Squad Weapon will replace the M4 rifle that all soldiers carry.
Army officials said during an April news conference that Sig Sauer would make the weapons. About 40 of the rifles are projected to roll out later this year.
Originally dubbed the M5, the Army changed course after learning Colt Industries makes a 5.56mm carbine rifle known as the M5, according to a news release from the Army’s Project Manager Soldier Lethality program located at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J.
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