The Army has officially fielded its Next Generation Squad Weapon systems to its first unit, replacing its M4 and M249 weapons in a change decades in the making.
Sig Sauer Shows off Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon Submission
Sig Sauer feels they have a dominating submission to the Army s futuristic new Next Generation Squad Weapons program. Designed to replace 5.56 NATO caliber small arms – M4 series carbines and M249 Squad Automatic Weapons – in frontline use with new platforms sharing a common 6.8mm cartridge, the NGSW program has been underway since 2018. Currently, Sig Sauer is one of three teams, along with Maryland-based AAI Corporation/Textron Systems and Vermont-based General Dynamics-Ordnance & Tactical Systems, vying for the contract. The stakes are huge, with the NGSW platform being the largest shift in small arms by Western forces thus far in the 21st Century.
US Marines Corps/Lance Cpl. Kolby Leger
Marines and soldiers can expect to field an array of new weapons and gear in 2021.
With the end of 2020 fast approaching, it s officially that wonderful time of the year when we can stop, take stock of our lives, and look ahead to what 2021 holds for us and in the case of US military personnel in close combat roles, it s a slew of new weapons and gear for a boost in delicious, delicious lethality.
Here s a look ahead at some of the fresh gear soldiers and Marines can expect to find in their arsenals in the coming years.