{"id":9801,"date":"2022-04-21T10:26:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T13:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=9801"},"modified":"2022-04-21T10:26:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T13:26:59","slug":"next-generation-squad-weapon-ngsw-sig-sauer-fue-seleccionada-por-el-us-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=9801","title":{"rendered":"Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW), SIG SAUER fue seleccionada por el US Army"},"content":{"rendered":"

En el marco del Programa Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW), \u00a0cuyo objetivo\u00a0 es unificar en un solo arma el fusil de asalto y la ametralladora liviana de la menor fracci\u00f3n (Grupo \/ Squad)), adem\u00e1s del cambio de calibre (6,8mm) y mejoras sustanciales en los sistemas de punter\u00eda y control del tiro, SIG SAUER gan\u00f3 un contrato de 10 a\u00f1os con un pedido de entrega inicial por valor de US$ 20,4 millones.\u00a0El dise\u00f1o del sistema tiene configuraciones y ergonom\u00eda similares a plataformas de fusiles existentes como el Sig Sauer MCX.\u00a0Con este contrato, la compa\u00f1\u00eda proporcionar\u00e1 ahora el fusil\u00a0 individual, la ametralladora liviana y la pistola (M 17), esta \u00faltima ya en servicio al adjudicarse a la empresa el contrato de provisi\u00f3n en 2017. Eso convierte a la empresa en el proveedor de la gran mayor\u00eda de las armas livianass para las fuerzas de combate cercano y probablemente las fuerzas de operaciones especiales.<\/p>\n

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The Army has picked Sig Sauer to build and deliver its\u00a0Next Generation Squad Weapon<\/a>\u00a0variants, according to a release issued late Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0weapon\u00a0<\/a>takes 6.8mm cartridges and will come in both rifle and automatic rifle variants.<\/p>\n

Sig Sauer won a 10-year contract with an initial delivery order worth $20.4 million. Their design has similar configurations and ergonomics to existing rifle platforms.<\/p>\n

The company will now provide both the individual rifle, light machine gun and handgun, having won the handgun contract in 2017. That makes it the provider of the vast majority of small arms to the close combat forces and likely special operations forces.<\/p>\n

The NGSW is the Army\u2019s solution to range, accuracy and lethality problems in small arms for the close combat force. It will replace the M4 carbine in the infantry, scouts and combat engineer communities.<\/p>\n

The M4 will continue to be used by general purpose forces, essentially all other soldiers in the Army for the coming decades. Marines are also expected to receive quantities of the weapons for their close combat forces.<\/p>\n

The rifle variant is currently dubbed the XM5 and the automatic rifle is named the XM250. The \u201cX\u201d status remains until fielded in most Army naming conventions.<\/p>\n

The intermediate caliber 6.8mm cartridge falls between the 5.56mm, which is in the M4 and the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and the 7.62mm round in the M240 machine gun.<\/p>\n

The 6.8mm round has greater lethality at distances beyond the effective range of the 5.56mm and retains better accuracy than the 7.62mm.<\/p>\n

The XM250 automatic rifle will replace the SAW in close combat units.<\/p>\n

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Sig Sauer MCX SPEAR, the civilian version of its new Next Generation Squad Weapon, selected in April 2022 by the Army as its M4\/M16 and SAW replacement for close combat forces. (Sig Sauer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The decision to pursue an intermediate caliber round came out of the Small Arms Ammunition Configuration Study, which emerged from concerns about body armor improvements among Russian and potentially Chinese troops.<\/p>\n

Over a 27-month prototyping and testing periods, hundreds of soldiers, Marines and special operations forces tested and evaluated the rifle and automatic rifle prototypes.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth weapons provide significant capability improvements in accuracy, range and overall lethality. They are lightweight, fire more lethal ammunition, mitigate recoil, provide improved barrel performance, and include integrated muzzle sound and flash reduction,\u201d reads the Army\u2019s Tuesday news release.<\/p>\n

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Sig Sauer MCX SPEAR, the civilian version of its new Next Generation Squad Weapon, selected in April 2022 by the Army as its M4\/M16 and SAW replacement for close combat forces. (Sig Sauer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Both weapons will feature the XM157 Fire Control optic, which is being made under a contract won by Vortex Optics subsidiary Sheltered Wings in January. That contract will be worth $2.7 billion over the next 10 years, according to government documents.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe\u00a0NGSW-FC system<\/a>\u00a0is a ruggedized fire control that increases accuracy and lethality for the Close Combat Force. It integrates a number of advanced technologies, including a variable magnification optic, backup etched reticle, laser rangefinder, ballistic calculator, atmospheric sensor suite, compass, Intra-Soldier Wireless, visible and infrared aiming lasers, and a digital display overlay,\u201d reads a January release from the Army\u2019s Cross Functional Team-Soldier Lethality.<\/p>\n

Textron Systems and Lone Star Future Weapons both provided prototypes that made it to the late stages of the rifle competition with Sig Sauer.<\/p>\n

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Sig Sauer MCX SPEAR, the civilian version of its new Next Generation Squad Weapon, selected in April 2022 by the Army as its M4\/M16 and SAW replacement for close combat forces. (Sig Sauer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Textron System featured a cased telescoped ammunition that reduced overall cartridge length and used a polymer casing to reduce weight.<\/p>\n

The Lone Star option featured a bullpup design where the magazine feed was mounted behind the grip, a feature common in some European-manufactured rifles.<\/p>\n

In 2017, Sig Sauer also won the contract to provide the M17 and M18 handguns for the Army, replacing the Beretta M9 after three decades of service.<\/p>\n

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Sig Sauer MCX SPEAR, the civilian version of its new Next Generation Squad Weapon, selected in April 2022 by the Army as its M4\/M16 and SAW replacement for close combat forces. (Sig Sauer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fuente:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.armytimes.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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