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Army Equips First Unit With Next-Gen Squad Weapons

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, March 28th, 2024

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Army Equips First Unit With Next-Gen Squad Weapons

U.S. Army Fort Campbell Command Sgt. Maj. Chad Stackpole fires a Next-Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) Machine Gun during a weapon familiarization demonstration, Sept. 25, 2023, at Fort Campbell, Ky. (U.S. Army photo by Kayla Cosby)

The Army has officially equipped its first unit with the Next-Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) and new 6.8 caliber ammunition, the service said on Thursday. A brigade from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell is the first unit to receive the new Sig Sauer-produced NGSW Rifle and Automatic Rifle, the Army said. “The NGSW fielding is a culmination of a comprehensive and rigorous process of design, testing and feedback, all of which were led by soldiers,” Col. Jason Bohannon, project…

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