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Army To Award Two Prototype Contracts In FY ’20 For Next-Gen Squad Weapon Fire Control

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, March 18th, 2019

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Army To Award Two Prototype Contracts In FY ’20 For Next-Gen Squad Weapon Fire Control

Army's M249 Squad Automatic Weapon light machine gun

The Army will award contracts to two companies in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 to prototype modernized fire control systems for its future squad weapons, according to a notice released Monday. Officials released a draft prototype opportunity for notice for the Next-Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) Fire Control ahead of its industry day for the effort later in March, detailing plans to receive deliveries of up to 100 fire control systems in fiscal year 2021. “These prototype [awards] will…

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