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Textron’s Plan For The Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon
19FortyFive ^ | 01/5/2021 | Caleb Larson

Posted on 01/05/2021 10:05:39 AM PST by Onthebrink

The Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program is a U.S. Army initiative that has a lot on its plate: replace both the M4 carbine as well as the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon with a rifle and automatic rifle.

Not only that, but the NGSW competition also wants to incorporate a new intermediate caliber rifle cartridge too–and Textron has some interesting ideas on how to win this big contract.

How Textron Is Approaching the Competition

Textron is joined by SIG Sauer and General Dynamics in NGSW program participation, and one of the three bids should be selected sometime this year. The company’s rifle designs are substantially different, with Textron’s both the most conventional — and radical.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: army; banglist; guns; rifle; usarmy

1 posted on 01/05/2021 10:05:40 AM PST by Onthebrink
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I’ve seen the Sig Sauer entry perform and it is very impressive. To date, I had thought Sig had won the contract.


2 posted on 01/05/2021 10:10:04 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (If liberals had a conscience, they wouldn't be liberals. )
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opting for cased telescoped ammunition in a polymer case

Huh???

3 posted on 01/05/2021 10:17:52 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Textron and Sig? It’ll be filled with sensors and weird technology from Textron, and Sig will suggest the weight should be doubled and it needs to be blocky looking and female friendly.


4 posted on 01/05/2021 10:20:45 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. .... )
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Textron and Sig? It’ll be filled with sensors and weird technology from Textron, and Sig will suggest the weight should be doubled and it needs to be blocky looking and female friendly.


may include special compartment in the stock for condoms.


5 posted on 01/05/2021 11:50:43 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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bkmk


6 posted on 01/05/2021 12:05:51 PM PST by sauropod ("No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot." - Mark Twain)
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I heard Joe plans to replace all guns with Nurf Guns


7 posted on 01/05/2021 1:08:48 PM PST by butlerweave
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8 posted on 01/05/2021 1:17:29 PM PST by Rinnwald
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And Texxon is there. Buckwheat would have wanted it that way.


9 posted on 01/05/2021 1:20:25 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Nice.

Somebody gets me.


10 posted on 01/05/2021 2:25:15 PM PST by Rinnwald
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