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Army

Sig Sauer Wins 10-Year Deal To Deliver Army’s Next-Gen Squad Weapons

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, April 19th, 2022

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Sig Sauer Wins 10-Year Deal To Deliver Army’s Next-Gen Squad Weapons

Sig Sauer's Next-Gen Squad Weapon offerings. Photo: Sig Sauer.

The Army said Tuesday it has selected Sig Sauer to provide the service’s Next-Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW), awarding the company a 10-year deal to deliver the new XM5 Rifle and the XM250 Automatic Rifle. Sig Sauer, which beat out LoneStar Future Weapons for the contract, also received an initial $20.4 million delivery order for weapons and ammunition that will undergo Army testing. The Army noted the decision follows “a rigorous 27-month prototyping and evaluation effort” that involved testing several competing…

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