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Army Holding Industry Day In March For Next-Gen Squad Weapon Fire Control Capability

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, February 14th, 2019

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Army Holding Industry Day In March For Next-Gen Squad Weapon Fire Control Capability

Army's M249 Squad Automatic Weapon light machine gun

The Army on Thursday announced it will hold an industry day in late March to detail requirements for its Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) fire control capability, with a prototype opportunity notice to drop two weeks before the event. Officials said the industry day will detail the program strategy, anticipated schedule and requirements for the eventual NGSW fire control capability, with the goal of accepting the first prototypes for evaluation in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. “The NGSW-FC’s…

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