Intel Briefing: US Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW)
The Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) is a US Army project, designed to deliver a new small arms system to the US close-quarter combatants. NGSW is centered around a new rifle (NGSW-R), light machine gun (NGSW-AR), a fire-control system (NGSW-FC), and a common 6.8 mm cartridge. This intelligence briefing will therefore look at different aspects of the project, including:
- NGSW core requirements
- How the US Army got to NGSW
- The choice of the 6.8 mm calibre projectile
- An overview of the two runners up
- An overview of the winning bids
- An examination of the possible future impacts
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