[Obadiah]

Took 15 replies to note this. $20 million? Pfft... drop in the bucket. Where’s the rest of the story?

[jjotto]

$20 mil is probably just for first run.

https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-army/2022/04/20/army-expects-next-generation-squad-weapon-to-get-to-its-first-unit-by-next-year/

…The $4.7 billion rifle and automatic rifle weapons contract and the $2.7 billion contract for the advanced, computer-assisted fire control optic that works with both weapons, are the most substantial changes to individual- or squad-level small arms in generations...

[MrKatykelly]

Dittos, $20 mil is a minor, very minor, R&D project. Nothing to see here.