The Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program is a United States military program created in 2017 by the U.S. Army to replace the 5.56mm M4 carbine, the M249 SAW light machine gun, and the 7.62mm M240 machine gun, with a common system of 6.8mm cartridges and to develop small arms fire-control systems for the new weapons. [1][2]

These weapon systems will give Soldiers significant capability improvements in accuracy, range, signature management, and lethality. The Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) Program is a family of...

2023年3月15日 · Last April, the Army awarded a contract to Sig Sauer to produce the Next Generation Squad Weapon — or NGSW — XM7 Rifle, XM250 Automatic Rifle and a 6.8mm family of ammunition to replace the M4A1...

2022年1月10日 · Program Executive Office Soldier awarded the 10-year production other transaction agreement to Sheltered Wings Inc. doing business as Vortex Optics, for the delivery of up to 250,000 XM157 Next...

2022年4月20日 · To get to this point and in order to ensure Soldier acceptance, the NGSW team conducted 18 Soldier touchpoints and more than 100 technical subtests. More than 500 Soldiers, Marines and special...

2013年1月24日 · In this paper, we propose to increase the quality and productivity in NGSAW through cold wire addition without addition of heat input. Further toughness at sub-zero temperature is also enhanced. The improvement in toughness in cold wire NGSAW is demonstrated through different tests such as impact energy test, fracture toughness tests, plane ...

2024年7月11日 · 这种工艺名为——CWTT-NGSAW，该工艺可以使焊接接头更坚固，焊接连接更耐用。 该焊接方法由 Sif 的工艺技术和创新 (PT&I) 部门开发，并已在该公司位于鲁尔蒙德的工厂进行了试验。 虽然该技术本身并不新鲜，但它很少用于批量生产，例如海上风电单桩的制造。 “我们的焊工现在已经接受过培训，我们已经成功地在鲁尔蒙德应用了焊接技术，废品率非常低。 我们将这一成功归功于Sif内部各个部门的共同努力。 ” Sif 表示。 现在正在推出的单桩承载着12-16 …

2022年6月22日 · It aims to switch out the M4 carbine and the M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), which will be replaced by new carbines and light machine guns that use 6.8 mm projectiles and share a common...

2024年3月1日 · Compared with the traditional welding methods, NG-SAW is generally employed to manufacture heavy section rotors for its high deposition rate and efficiency [17]. NG-TIG can provide more stable welding processes with small deformation and thus high-quality welded joints can be acquired [18].

NEWINGTON, N.H., (February 2, 2021) – SIG SAUER, Inc. is proud to announce the final delivery of the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) systems to the U.S. Army, consisting of the revolutionary 6.8x51 hybrid ammunition, the NGSW-AR lightweight belt-fed machine gun, the NGSW-R rifle, and suppressors.