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Army Fast Tracking New, More Powerful, Small Arms

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Army Fast Tracking New, More Powerful, Small Arms
Cpl. Carlo Deldonno, 2017 Army Reserve Best Warrior NCO of the Year, shoots a M4 rifle on a known distance range. 2017 Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners up train at Fort Devens, Mass. for three weeks to prepare for the Department of Army Best Warrior Competition.

Anticipating the need to fire at long ranges against troops equipped with advanced body armor, the Army is fast-tracking introduction of new small arms that provide better ballistics performance at lighter weights than the M16 and M4 carbine carried currently.Plans are to begin fielding the squad designated marksman rifle (SDMR), which is carried by a single sharpshooter in each squad to take out targets at long ranges, should being this year, according to Lt. Gen. John Murray, the Army’s Deputy…

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