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QUANTICO, Va. -- The Marine Corps has been investing time, money and resources into modernizing the force to meet objectives outlined in the Commandant’s Planning Guidance, Force Design 2030 and the National Defense Strategy. Brig. Gen. A.J. Pasagian, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, has stated that no investment is more important than those in support of the infantry Marine. “The Marine Corps in 2030 does not exist without the individual Marine, what they're wearing and what they're carrying,” said Pasagian. “Enhancing our infantry Marines by providing them with the best c...

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 con...

By TMR Research on April 26, 2021 Global Automatic Weapons Market was valued at US$ 5.4Bn in 2017 and is expected to reach US$ 8.5Bn by 2026, at a CAGR of 5.83% during a forecast period. Weapon up-gradation initiatives undertaken by the world Leading and developing countries. Rising expenses in military via private and government sector will create more opportunity into Automatic Weapons Market. dispatching autonomous weapons to hunt and kill without further human involvement, with remotely operated and expendable drones, tanks and similar battlefield machinery replacing the human element, au...

The HK416 Rifle Was the Last Thing Osama Bin Laden Ever Saw The rifle is still controversial in some circles - but is now generally regarded as superior to the M4 carbine that it replaced for this mission. Here's What You Need To Remember: Thanks in part to the H&K416’s piston design, the rifle is prized for being highly reliable with a good reputation. In addition, the rifle is regarded as highly accurate, and can reliably hit point targets at a range of six hundred meters. Heckler & Koch’s HK416 flew under the radar for quite some time. That all changed in May 2011, when the now-famous...

Goodbye M16, Hello M27 Rifle? The Marines Aren’t Holding Their Breath The Marines would like a better replacement for the M16, but Congress is not sold on the M27 as the correct choice. Key point: Any new weapon system is frought with cost concerns and politics. Is the M27 just not as good as the older M16? For over a half century, the M16 assault rifle—and later the more compact M4 carbine—have served as the primary service rifles for both the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. The “plastic toy rifles” have evolved considerably since their troubled debut in Vietnam, and boast greater ran...