Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A soldier engages targets with the Next Generation Squad Weapon system’s XM7 rifle and XM157 scope during testing of the rifle and ...

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 ...

The U.S. Army’s XM7 rifle is criticized by top generals for being heavy, unreliable, and outdated.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 ...

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, ...

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 infantryman with the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team test-fires the Next Generation Squad Weapon Rifle XM7 at Fort Liberty, North Carolina on June 6, 2024. (Sgt. 1st Class Leticia Samuels/Army) ...

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 US Army's XM7 rifle uses 6.8 mm ammunition. The rifle will be delivered to soldiers for a limited user test in October. (US Army) The US Army will deliver the XM250 automatic rifle and the XM7 ...

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 ...