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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.