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Which Weapon Could be the Army’s New Rifle & Light Machine Gun?

Despite past programs such as SPIW, ACR, and OCIW that left the U.S. Army still fielding successive generations of Eugene Stoner’s AR platform at the end of the day, today’s NGSW program could be different….


Happy Independence Day: Guns of the Grunt 1776-2020

Back-to-back World War champs and arguably the strongest military in the world, America’s Soldiers have carried a wide array of rifles in the past 244 years. Colonial origins Going as far back as the matchlocks…


No More German Sigs? Sig Sauer Eckernförde Closing Down

While Sig Sauer is doing great in the U.S., the sister company in Germany is slated to close its factory later this year. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) The German-based Sig Sauer branch is reportedly on the…


Sig Sauer Ships Next Generation Squad Weapon Prototypes to Army

New Hampshire-based Sig Sauer reports they have recently delivered their Next Generation Squad Weapons system to the U.S. Army for testing and evaluation. Sig is one of three contractors who last year got the nod…


Leupold-L3Harris Submit Optic Prototype for Army’s Next Gen Squad Weapon

It is now confirmed that a device made by the team of L3Harris and Leupold will face off against a new Vortex optic for the fire control system to be used on the Army’s planned…


Vortex Gets Green Light for Army’s Next Gen Squad Weapon Optic

Vortex’s entry to the Next Generation Squad Weapon-Fire Control (NGSW-FC) program is a 1-8x first focal plane optic with an integrated rangefinder and overlaid display. (Photos: Vortex) Wisconsin-based Vortex Optics announced Monday they have entered…