To help meet those expectations, the Army in 2022 chose firearms manufacturer Sig Sauer to produce the NGSW and at least some of the new 6.8mm ammo. The initial contract that was awarded featured ...

From pistol rounds to artillery shells, the Army is developing a host of new ways to destroy targets large and small.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Army has sped up and shifted its fielding of the Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle to Pacific-focused and special operations units in the coming months and next year.

Sgt. Laharey Robinson, an infantryman assigned to 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, test fires the newly fielded Next Generation Squad Weapon Rifle XM7 at Fort Liberty, North Carolina on June 6, 2024.

RB America Corp. plans to open a 100,000-square-foot plant to manufacture ammunition boxes. The company, part of RB SRL, plans to invest $16 million in the Kansas City facility and create 163 jobs, ...

Three types of 6.8mm ammunition are also part of the system and will replace the currently fielded 5.56mm ammunition. The XM7 Rifle is the replacement for the M4/M4A1 carbine for Close Combat ...