The National Interest

What We Know About the Army’s New ‘Bullets’

Something we do know about the new 6.8mm army caliber is that the recoil is significantly more than that of the 5.56 (due to the fact that it is a larger bullet), so periods of sustained fire will be ...
The National Interest

Can The U.S. Army Get The 6.8mm Ammo It Wants? This Russian Expert Has Doubts

Key point: It all rests on basic physical properties: the ammunition has reached its limit of what the ballistic gunpowder can propel and that’s it. Will the U.S. Army follow through on a plan to ...
Task & Purpose

The Army wants $111 million to finally field its next-generation squad weapon by 2023

The Defense Department is asking Congress for $111.2 million to field the service's Next Generation Squad Weapon and its related 6.8mm ammunition some time in fiscal year 2021 By Jared Keller ...
Seeking Alpha

Groundbreaking Ceremony for State-of-the-Art 6.8mm Ammunition Facility at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant

CLAYTON, Mo., Feb. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN) announced that its Winchester division, in collaboration with the U.S. Army's Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and ...