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 ...

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The U.S. Army’s XM7 rifle is criticized by top generals for being heavy, unreliable, and outdated.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

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) ...

FORT LIBERTY, N.C. — Soldiers assigned to the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team conducted the qualification table of the Integrated Training Weapons Strategy using the newly fielded Next Generation ...

For the last 20 years, the M4 Carbine has been the Honda Civic of the U.S. military. It was lightweight, easy to maneuver, and you could find parts or ammo literally anywhere on the planet. It was the ...

The South Carolina National Guard completed training exercises with new Next Generation Squad Weapons last week, part of an Army program that seeks to modernize standard-issue military equipment and ...