What You Need to Know: The U.S. Army is preparing for potential conflicts, including with China, by equipping frontline units with new rifles and machine guns under the Next Generation... SIG Sauer ...

The next developments for the Army’s newest rifle and machine gun may have more to do with software than bullets. The Army fielded its first batch of the Next Generation Squad Weapon, or NGSW, system ...

National Guard soldiers with the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team became the first Guardsmen to field-test the service’s Next Generation Squad Weapon systems this month, officials said in a press ...

FORT LIBERTY, N.C. – Soldiers with the West Virginia and North Carolina Army National Guard are among those testing what may become the Army’s new standard-issue rifle and machine gun. “To be able to ...

The U.S. Army's newest automatic weapon is getting a workout alongside Filipino forces in the Philippines, according to the 25th Infantry Division. Photographs released by the Defense Department last ...

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade practice with the M249 light machine gun before testing on the weapon lanes at Grafenwöhr Training Area, Grafenwöhr, Sept. 17, 2025. Weapon lanes ...

Baumholder, Germany, May 23, 2016: Sgt. Timothy Harris reassembles an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon wearing night-vision goggles during the 21st Theater Sustainment Command Best Warrior Competition.

NEWINGTON, N.H., May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SIG SAUER, industry leading manufacturer of elite military weapon systems, is proud to congratulate the U.S. Army on the milestone of officially ...

Key point: All of this is to say that SOCOM’s super SAW may have picked up some additional bite. U.S. Special Operations Command plans on continuing to equip operators with FN... Here’s what we know.