US Army: 6.8mm weapons to replace M4A1 & M249 SAW one step closer

[Rockrivr1]

Seems the push is on.

The U.S. Army is preparing to introduce a new arsenal of small arms capabilities to its “close combat force” — the approximately 103,000 soldiers identified as those most directly responsible for closing with and destroying the enemy.

A cornerstone of these new capabilities can be found in the service’s Next-Generation Squad Weapons program emerging from Army Futures Command’s soldier lethality cross-functional team. Focused on enhancing squad-level lethality for the close combat force, the initiative is a prototyping effort that consists of a rifle (NGSW-R) and automatic rifle (NGSW-AR) with a common 6.8mm cartridge and fire control (NGSW-FC) between the two systems. The goal is to field the NGSW-R to selected units as the planned replacement for the current M4A1 and the NGSW-AR as the planned replacement for the current M249 Squad Automatic Weapon.

The project is not a stand-alone weapons program. Instead, it recognizes that Army close combat capabilities reflect a combination of factors identified as soldier, weapon, enabler, ammunition and training, or SWEAT. That philosophy is one of the things that makes NGSW different from some past weapons programs.

‘Sweating’ to Next-Gen Soldier Lethality

‘Sweating’ to Next-Gen Soldier Lethality

www.nationaldefensemagazine.org

 

[jkelly1229]

That textron thing made it move. Daddy want

 

[paul73]

i was just reading about that 6.8 SPC - after discussion about 6.5 Grendel. ar15parts sells those uppers too, at $410 - and it needs its own bolt as well.
cheapest 6.8SPC ammo is at 84-90cpr. expensive.

 

[DarthRevan]

The General Dynamics is a co-venture with Beretta.

 

[paul73]

The General Dynamics is a co-venture with Beretta.

i do not think it is a lot of chances for a bullpup design to win that.
is there a link for that vortex optic?

 

[Rockrivr1]

The General Dynamics is a co-venture with Beretta.

Out of all of them I think I prefer the GD's offering the least.

 

[Noreaster13]

i was just reading about that 6.8 SPC - after discussion about 6.5 Grendel. ar15parts sells those uppers too, at $410 - and it needs its own bolt as well.
cheapest 6.8SPC ammo is at 84-90cpr. expensive.

The new round is 6.8x51 similar to the .277 fury

 

[paul73]

The new round is 6.8x51 similar to the .277 fury

that is interesting but looks very complex. i guess we will see.

Reloading Press: .277 SIG Fury (a 6.8 Next-Gen Possibility) - Gaming Ballistic

The Reloading Press is a recurring feature here on Gaming Ballistic. In it, I use my ballistics spreadsheet (based on my original article Interior and Terminal Ballistics for GURPS, available for free from the digital version of Pyramid Magazine) to work through various cartridges, and note what...

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[je25ff]

Looks like this is a done deal? Not sure if there's another thread about this. This is the only one I could find. The selected the Sig.

 

[LittleCalm]

Dupity dupe.

Army chooses Sig Sauer to build Next Generation Squad Weapon.

Army chooses Sig Sauer to build its Next Generation Squad Weapon

www.northeastshooters.com

 

[SS1]

Like anything else, Its your view of what works and will cover your ass