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Army Going With 6.8mm Caliber Rifle For Next-Gen Squad Weapon, Tests To Start Next Summer

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Army Going With 6.8mm Caliber Rifle For Next-Gen Squad Weapon, Tests To Start Next Summer
Secretary of the Army Mark Esper and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley hold a press conference at the 2018 AUSA conference. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

The Army next summer will test a 6.8mm caliber rifle as its next generation squad weapon (NGSW), an M4 and M249 replacement, with officials looking to initially purchase 100,000 of the new rifles for soldiers in close quarters combat duties.Gen. Mark Milley, the Army chief of staff, told reporters during a Monday press conference that the new 6.8-caliber weapon would carry range and lethality capabilities ahead of any existing military rifle.“We’re committed to a new rifle and a new squad…

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