The United States is quietly rewriting the rules of small arms, betting that a radically different rifle and machine gun will ...

“The XM7 with mounted XM157 demonstrated a low probability of completing one 72-hour wartime mission without incurring a ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Soldiers of the 4th Ranger Training Battalion, Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, demonstrate the U.S. Army’s newest weapon during a Rangers in Action Ceremony September 16, ...

An Army infantry officer has made a series of criticisms of the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle, which is meant to replace the M4A1 carbine. The Army introduced the XM7 rifle and XM250 light ...

U.S. Army Fort Campbell Garrison Commander Col. Christopher Midberry fires a Next-Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) Machine Gun during a weapon familiarization demonstration, Sept. 25, 2023, at Fort ...

Army Sgt. Marcus Colston squeezed the trigger on his new XM7 rifle and sent a round speeding toward a target protected by a 3/8th-inch steel plate. The XM7’s 6.8mm round tore through the plate, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A soldier conducts training with XM7 at Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 20, 2024. An Army captain’s research paper, written at a ...

The Army released its first pictures of the Next Generation Squad Weapon in the hands of soldiers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky on Wednesday. The XM7 rifle and the XM250 squad automatic weapon were ...

The U.S. Army’s XM7 rifle is criticized by top generals for being heavy, unreliable, and outdated. Despite the manufacturers’ insistence, concerns remain about its effectiveness in modern combat ...