National Guard soldiers tested the M250 light machine gun during a “New Equipment Training” (NET) event at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. Whether National Guard personnel will continue to be deployed to curb ...

“The squad is now a more lethal organization because they have the M250.” Col. John McRae’s words, spoken as Minnesota Army National Guard troops accepted their first Next Generation Squad Weapons, ...

A soldier fires the M7 during a week-long training event held at Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 20, 2024. The Army has officially designated its newest rifle and automatic rifle the M7 and M250, ...

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A soldier engages targets with the Next Generation Squad Weapon system’s XM7 rifle and XM157 scope during testing of the rifle and scope on June 13, 2024. An Army infantry officer has made a series of ...

After decades of service, the M4 carbine’s reign as the U.S. military’s standard rifle may be coming to an end The SIG Sauer XM7 and its companion, the XM250 light machine gun are set to take over as ...

The M249 used to be a squad’s insurance policy. When rifles could not solve the problem, the SAW did. It worked, for a long time, until the fight started asking for more reach than 5.56 could reliably ...

Sig Sauer's ammunition plant in Jacksonville has produced more than 100 million rounds of 6.8mm ammunition as part of its contract supporting the U.S. Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon Program. The ...