Next Generation Squad Weapon - Wikipedia
The Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program is a United States military program created in 2017 by the U.S. Army to replace the 5.56mm M4 carbine, the M249 SAW light machine gun, and the 7.62mm M240 machine gun, with a common system of 6.8mm cartridges and to develop small arms fire-control systems for the new weapons.
Textron Systems Delivers Next-Generation Squad Weapon Technology ...
2019年3月25日 · Textron Systems has developed rifles, including automatic rifles, in a variety of configurations and calibers, including 5.56mm, 6.5mm, and 7.62mm, and is supporting the Army’s current efforts to revolutionize its small arms capability.
Textron Systems Next Generation Squad Weapon Update
2020年10月13日 · NGSW-Automatic Rifle. The belt-fed Automatic Rifle is designed to replace the current Squad Automatic Weapon. The CT ammunition is held together with polymer circumferential links. How They Got Here. Development of the technology for Textron Systems began about 15 years ago, with subsidiary AAI working on the Lightweight Small Arms …
The Army Has Finally Fielded Its Next Generation Squad Weapons
2024年3月29日 · Army Futures Command announced Thursday that soldiers from 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, accepted delivery of the XM7 Next Generation...
Textron Delivers Their Next-Generation Squad Weapon …
2019年3月27日 · Textron Systems has developed rifles, including automatic rifles, in a variety of configurations and calibers, including 5.56mm, 6.5mm, and 7.62mm, and is supporting the Army’s current efforts to revolutionize its small arms capability.
Textron Systems to Develop Prototype for U.S. Army’s Next …
2018年7月12日 · Textron Systems received a contract from the U.S. Army to develop a prototype for the Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle (NGSAR) program. The prototype that Textron Systems develops could potentially replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon in Brigade Combat Teams.
[SHOT 2020] Textron's NGSW Rifle On Display at the HK Booth
2020年1月29日 · Textron’s rifle feeds from a 20-round magazine and fires a cased telescoped 6.8mm round. Leveraging technology developed and lessons learned from the earlier LSAT and CTSAS (Cased Telescoped Small Arms System) programs this ammunition offers a significant weight reduction of between 30-40%.
Textron Systems’ CT weapons and ammunition offer significant weight savings, superior maneuverability, improved accuracy and similar or better lethality in comparison to current weapon systems. Introduced as a 5.56 mm Light Machine Gun on the Lightweight Small Arms Technology (LSAT) program, the family of
Textron Systems Leads Experienced Team Selected by U.S.
2019年8月30日 · Under this award, Textron Systems will deliver 43 6.8mm CT NGSW-Automatic Rifles and 53 NGSW-Rifles, as well as 845,000 rounds of CT ammunition during a 27-month period of performance.
Textron Systems shows off Army’s newest infantry rifles
2020年11月2日 · U.S. defense contractor Textron Systems, part of American conglomerate Textron, has shown two versions of the new squad automatic rifle developed under the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) program.