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When soldiers get the new guns, they will carry less ammunition, given the 6.8mm is much heavier than the 5.56mm rounds the M4 and SAW use.

Examining LoneStar Future Weapons' and True Velocity's bid to win the U.S. Army's NGSW contract.

This is the first time in 55 years that the Army has broken away from the M16 series of weapons.

The force is awarding a 10-year contract to Sig Sauer for the XM5 Rifle, which will become the new standard rifle for soldiers, and the XM250 Automatic Rifle, which will replace the SAW.

Sig Sauer will manufacture and deliver two variations of the Next Generation Squad Weapon, the XM5 Rifle and the XM250 Automatic Rifle, along with the 6.8 common cartridge family of ammunition that accompanies the two weapons, the Army said Tuesday. Both will undergo testing.

Sig Sauer’s decade-long contract to make the weapons leads off with a tiny order for quality testing.

Defense officials are holding many major details close to the chest about the guns that more than a 100K soldiers will haul all over the world.

The Army has picked a replacement weapon for the venerable M-4 carbine, the service's standard-issue weapon that was wielded by combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan for several years.

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Epidemic of Violent Crime in america. His focus, overwhelmingly and as expected is on guns. If White House Correspondent peter doocy starts us off from the north lawn, good evening. A few minutes ago, the president said he never gives up hope that congress could someday pass on Assault Weapons Ban but in the meantime he thinks there are more common sense measures that can be taken to protect crimeridden cities making the same joke twice. He doesnt think anybody needs a gun with 100 rounds of amm...