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.

Aug 8, 2019 · The weapons submitted to the rifle and automatic rifle elements of the NGSW both run a rifle-length DI gas system and both run the same lower receiver, feed from box magazines and have the same upper and handguard.

Jun 19, 2019 · The system consists of an electronics suite combined with a rifle chambered for a new cartridge design, 6.8 Sherwood. Variants for both, the NGSW-R and NGSW-AR, have been submitted. A standout unique feature of the XR-68 is the lower receiver designed to house electronics, route power and data in a secure and robust way.

The NGSW-R and NGSW-AR are the planned replacements for select weapons systems for individual soldiers, squads, and/or platoons capable of defeating protected and unprotected threats. Both weapon systems integrate the Next Generation Weapon System – Fire Control.

Mar 29, 2024 · U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, observe a Next-Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) machine gun with fire control during a Program Executive ...

Oct 27, 2019 · Both Army and industry officials have disclosed concrete information on the composition of the 6.8mm projectile and how gunmakers have designed their NGSW auto rifle and rifle candidates to cope ...

Aug 8, 2019 · VK Integrated Systems and Bachstein Consulting Submit XR-68 to US Army’s NGSW Programme. Posted August 8, 2019 in AR Patterned, Daily News, Defense, MIL/LE, Rifles by Matthew Moss with No Comments

Article from Recoil web covering the Joint submission by MARS .Inc and Cobalt Kinetics for the NGSW-R/AR program.

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