Next Generation Squad Weapon
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The Next Generation Squad Weapon program is a United States military program created in 2017 by the U.S. Army to replace the 5.56mm M4 carbine, the M249 SAW light machine gun, and the 7.62mm M240 mach
SIG M250, the winning automatic rifle with inserted ammunition belt
Vortex Optics XM157 platform agnostic fire-control system
M7 rifle
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The M7 rifle, previously designated as XM7 and originally as XM5, is the U.S. Army's adopted variant of the SIG MCX-SPEAR chambered in 6.8×51mm Common Cartridge, designed by SIG Sauer for the Next Gen
Next Generation Squad Weapon
…and two attempting to create and supply fire-control optics. The winners were officially announced by the Army in early 2022: SIG Sauer to produce the XM7 rifle and XM250 automatic rifle, Vortex Optics to produce the XM157 fire-control system, and Winchester to produce the custom 6.8×51mm Common Cartridge…
U.S. Army soldier with an XM7 rifle during a situational training and live-fire exercises at Fort Campbell, 2024
U.S. Army soldier with an XM7 rifle during the 2025 Best Ranger Competition
U.S. Army infantryman firing an M7 rifle with a Vortex "Eleanor" AMG 1-10×24 LPVO and a B.E. Meyers MAWL laser aiming module, 2026
M7 rifle with an EOTech EXPS3 with G33 magnifier and an Envision RAIL laser aiming module