U.S. Army Selects Sig Sauer Next Generation Weapons Squad System

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U.S. Army Selects Sig Sauer Next Generation Weapons Squad System



AWR Hawkins 20 Apr 2022

On April 20, 2022, Sig Sauer announced the U.S. Army selected the company’s Next Generation Weapons Squad System (NGWS) following a 27-month period of evaluation and testing.

The Army Times reports that the NGWS uses an innovative SIG Sauer 6.8 cartridge that will operate in semi-automatic and fully automatic rifles.

Sig Sauer refers to the cartridge as 6.8×51 FURY Hybrid Ammunition, noting, “[It] uses a patented lightweight metallic case designed to handle pressures higher than conventional ammunition, resulting in dramatically increased velocity and on-target energy in lighter weapons.”

Sig Sauer also points to the SIG-LMG and the SIG MCX-Spear rifle as the firearms through which the Fury Hybrid Ammunition will be used. The company noted, “Both the SIG-LMG and MCX-SPEAR deliver significant weapon and technology advancements to the soldier and provide a solution for battlefield overmatch in comparison to the current M249 and M4/M4A1.”

SIG SLX Suppressors are another part of the NGWS adopted by the U;S. Army. This whole package–ammo, rifle, machine gun, and suppressors–comprises the NGWS.

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Army announces new weapons to replace M4, M249

American Military News

On Tuesday, the Army announced the decision to go with the Sig Sauer designs after a 27-month selection process that saw the arms company’s design compete against designs submitted by Textron Systems and General Dynamic. Sig Sauer will now produce what is being called the XM5 to replace its M4 service, and the XM250 to replace its M249 squad-level light machine gun.

Sig Sauer’s contract to build the NSGW weapons is a 10-year firm-fixed-price follow-on production contract worth $20.4 million. The contract also entails the production of the 6.8mm cartridge the new NSGW variants will use.

The new NSGW weapons will also be paired with the new XM157 Fire Control, a weapons optic that serves as a variable ranged scope, laser range finder, aiming laser and atmospheric sensor.

Sig Sauer sells a civilian version of the XM5 rifle and 6.8mm ammunition chosen for the NGSW program. The company calls the semi-automatic firing civilian version of the XM5 rifle the MCX-Spear, and calls its ammunition the 277 FURY Hybrid.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/04/photos-army-announces-new-weapons-to-replace-m4-m249/