An Army infantry officer has made a series of criticisms of the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle, which is meant to replace the M4A1 carbine. The Army introduced the XM7 rifle and XM250 light ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The Army’s new rifle, automatic rifle and fire control provide a more accurate, farther reaching and deadlier combination of weapons than a squad or platoon currently ...

U.S. Army Fort Campbell Garrison Commander Col. Christopher Midberry fires a Next-Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) Machine Gun during a weapon familiarization demonstration, Sept. 25, 2023, at Fort ...

The first soldiers to field the Army’s newest rifle and automatic rifle began live-fire training with the weapons this week, including demonstrations on how the new round can penetrate barriers to ...

A soldier conducts training with XM7 at Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 20, 2024. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Turner Horton. An Army captain’s research paper, written at a Marine Corps professional ...

Army Sgt. Marcus Colston squeezed the trigger on his new XM7 rifle and sent a round speeding toward a target protected by a 3/8th-inch steel plate. The XM7’s 6.8mm round tore through the plate, ...

Sgt. Laharey Robinson, an infantryman assigned to 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, test fires the newly fielded Next Generation Squad Weapon Rifle XM7 at Fort Liberty, North Carolina on June 6, 2024.

The U.S. Army’s XM7 rifle is criticized by top generals for being heavy, unreliable, and outdated. Despite the manufacturers’ insistence, concerns remain about its effectiveness in modern combat ...

CAMP MARECHAL DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY, Kosovo - Soldiers in 3rd Squadron, 61st Calvary Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducted advanced rifle marksmanship and ...

The Army has officially fielded its brand-new Next Generation Squad Weapon rifles to its first unit, bringing an end to the service's decades-long effort to replace its M4 and M16 family of military ...

The Army is planning to test its new rifle light machine gun in extreme conditions this summer, officials said Tuesday. The XM7 Rifle and XM250 Automatic Rifle, designed by Sig Sauer, will be used in ...

A 101st Airborne Division soldier fires the XM7 Rifle during a Next Generation Squad Weapons New Equipment Training event at Fort Campbell, Ky. on April 15, 2024. (Jason Amadi/Army) The first soldiers ...