** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** Members of the 101st Airborne ...

The Army says it’s settled on three defense contractors to battle it out to become the service’s M4 carbine and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon replacements, but at least one other company is hoping that ...

The U.S. Army is looking for across-the-board replacements for the M4 and M249 SAW platforms with a pair of new rifles, the NGSW-R (for Rifle), and NGSW-AR (for Automatic Rifle). These replacements ...

Textron showcased its two prototypes for the NGSW program at the 2019 Maneuver Warfare Conference (U.S. Army photo by Markeith Horace, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning Public Affairs Office ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** The SIG Sauer MCX-SPEAR Rifle, ...

Soldiers with the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell, Kentucky are the first to receive the Army’s new Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) system this week. On Thursday, soldiers from the 1st Battalion, ...

Like the Army’s stab at a 7.62mm Intermediate Combat Service Rifle, the NGSW program hasn’t been without drama. The Army has issued a formal call for industry partners to send in their prototypes for ...

The US Army is moving out with development and fieldling of two Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) variants with plans to award three prototyping contracts by the end of September. In a 30 January ...

PENTAGON, Arlington, Virginia – For the first time in 65 years, the Army has changed its individual rifle, squad machine gun, optic and caliber of both weapons at the same time. The Army announced ...

US Army officials have selected Vortex Optics to produce its Next Generation Squad Weapons – Fire Control (NGSW-FC) system and awarded the company with a contract valued up to USD2.7 billion. The ...

This week, U.S. Army leaders revealed a much clearer picture of the service's plan to replace its M249 squad automatic weapon and M4A1 carbine with weapons that share an advanced 6.8mm round. For more ...

US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley revealed new details for the service's next-generation squad weapons Monday at the 2018 Association of the United States Army conference. The 6.8mm rifle will, ...