February 8, 2025: Last year the U.S. Army began equipping troops with the new M7 6.8mm assault rifle and M250 6.8mm Light Machine-Gun or LMG. In 2023 the army placed the first mass production orders ...

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The Army has selected 6.8mm as the new common round for both its Squad Automatic Weapon and M4 replacement. A Prototype Opportunity Notice posted on the government website fbo.gov is going to give ...

September 8, 2023: The U.S. Army has placed orders for the new M7 6.8mm assault rifle and M250 6.8mm LMG (Light Machine-Gun). These new weapons replace 1960s-era 5.56mm ammunition that also required a ...

JACKSONVILLE, Ark., July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SIG SAUER, a leading U.S. defense manufacturer and proud ammunition partner to the U.S. military, achieved the milestone of 100 million 6.8mm round ...

CLAYTON, Mo., Feb. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN) announced that its Winchester division, in collaboration with the U.S. Army's Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and ...

This week, U.S. Army leaders revealed a much clearer picture of the service's plan to replace its M249 squad automatic weapon and M4A1 carbine with weapons that share an advanced 6.8mm round. For more ...

As Army weapons officials near the end of a bold effort to arm close-combat units with Next Generation Squad Weapons, new details have emerged about the program's elusive 6.8mm ammo, designed to ...

Sig Sauer, Inc. is proud to announce the official award of a contract by the U.S. Army in the down-select process for the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW). The award encompasses the complete Sig ...

One of these three prototypes could be the Army's replacement for the M4/M16 among close combat forces. (Jacqueline Belker) The gun that will replace both the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and the ...

The Army has been working on a new bullet that is bigger, bolder and harder hitting that will help make U.S. soldiers even more unstoppable. When you combine this new generation of bullet with the new ...

Something we do know about the new 6.8mm army caliber is that the recoil is significantly more than that of the 5.56 (due to the fact that it is a larger bullet), so periods of sustained fire will be ...