Insights

Project Manager Soldier Lethality, stated that the weapons were tested as complete systems including the rifle, automatic rifle and integrated cartridge design. Colonel Madore explained that the SIG Sauer submission was finally deemed to “offer the best value to the government’. The senior officers attending the media briefing declined to comment further on the criteria and what placed SIG Sauer ahead of the pack. It was, however, confirmed officially that Textron had been rejected following the soldier touch points phase as the system submitted was found not to meet Army criteria. Colonel Madore concluded his remarks by describing the NGSW program as a ‘fierce competition’.

The XM5 (MCX Spear) (SIG Sauer)

Ammunition

Brigadier General Boruff, Joint Program Executive Officer, Armaments and Ammunition, emphasised that the NGSW program represented the US Army’s first major calibre and cartridge adoption in 65 years. He explained that in terms of ammunition production SIG Sauer will initially lead over the next 2-3 years as the Army

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