US Army Next Generation Squad Weapons, Automatic Rifle Program

Описание: U.S. Army has awarded SIG Sauer the contract for the manufacture and delivery of the Next Generation rifle, Next Generation Squad Weapon automatic rifle, and the 6.8 mm ammo that will replace the M249 squad automatic weapon and the M4A1 carbine chambered in 5.56 mm. The value of the initial delivery order on the contract is $20.4 million.
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the U.S. Army announced “the award of a 10-year firm-fixed-price follow-on production contract to Sig Sauer, Inc for the manufacture and delivery of two Next Generation Squad Weapon variations (the XM5 Rifle and the XM250 Automatic Rifle) and the 6.8 Common Cartridge Family of Ammunition.”
SIG Sauer, General Dynamics and Textron had been awarded development contracts to supply prototypes of the new weapons. Textron then dropped out, while General Dynamics prototype, the RM277 bullpup rifle proposed for both the rifle and automatic rifle roles, was further developed by True Velocity subsidiary LoneStar Future Weapons and Beretta USA. The RM277 was configured to fire True Velocity’s proprietary 6.8 mm composite-cased cartridge.U.S. Army press release, the value of the initial delivery order on the contract is $20.4 million for weapons and ammunition that will undergo testing, and the contract includes accessories, spares and contractor support. It also provides the other Department of Defense services and, potentially, Foreign Military Sales countries the opportunity to purchase the Next Generation Squad Weapon systems.

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