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
M250 light machine gun
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The M250 is the U.S. Army's designation for the SIG LMG 6.8, chambered in 6.8×51mm Common Cartridge, gas-operated, belt-fed light machine gun that features a proprietary recoil mitigation system, desi
Next Generation Squad Weapon
…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 ammunition…
XM250 with an M157 fire-control system
U.S. infantryman firing an M250 during a combined arms live-fire exercise (CALFEX), 2026
U.S. infantryman from the 2nd Battalion of the 502nd Infantry Regiment firing an XM250, 2023
U.S. infantryman firing an M250 with the M157 fire-control system, 2025