{"id":1132,"date":"2024-03-28T21:48:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T21:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2024-03-28T21:48:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T21:48:08","slug":"army-delivers-next-generation-squad-weapon-to-first-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=1132","title":{"rendered":"Army Delivers Next Generation Squad Weapon to First Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. \u2013 A brigade from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell was the first unit equipped with the Army\u2019s new Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) system today.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, accepted Next Generation Rifles and Automatic Rifles in preparation for New Equipment Training (NET) in April. NET is an in-depth, train-the-trainer course that prepares designated non-commissioned officers to facilitate follow-on training across the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe process of developing and fielding new equipment is never without challenges and setbacks and speed bumps, so we\u2019re celebrating the fact that we\u2019re delivering on schedule, as promised,\u201d said Lt. Col. Mark Vidotto, the NGSW lead for the Soldier Lethality Cross-Functional Team (SL CFT) at Fort Moore, Georgia. \u201cIt was a team effort from start to finish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cstart\u201d was 2018, and the \u201cteam\u201d included the SL CFT and their Program Executive Office Soldier partners, Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition, Sig Sauer, Vortex and a number of other stakeholders who teamed to hasten development and production of the new system after the requirement was identified in a 2017 study that recognized the need for weapons that will perform better at range.<\/p>\n<p>More than 25,000 hours have been invested by Soldiers during the development and testing of the NGSW system, which includes the XM7 Rifle, the XM250 Automatic Rifle, the XM157 Fire Control and the 6.8 mm family of ammunitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NGSW fielding is a culmination of a comprehensive and rigorous process of design, testing and feedback, all of which were led by Soldiers,\u201d said Col. Jason Bohannon, project manager, Soldier Lethality, PEO Soldier. \u201cAs a result, the Army is delivering on its promise to deliver to Soldiers the highest quality, most capable small-caliber weapons and ammunition.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Based on modernization schedules, the Army will field NGSW systems to a National Guard armored brigade in May.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"postmetadata alt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis entry was posted<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ton Thursday, March 28th, 2024 at 20:35\t\t\t\t\t\tand is filed under <a href=\"https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/category\/army\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Army<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/category\/guest-post\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Guest Post<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/category\/weapons\/\" rel=\"category tag\">weapons<\/a>.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can follow any responses to this entry through the <a href=\"https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/2024\/03\/28\/army-delivers-next-generation-squad-weapon-to-first-unit\/feed\/\">RSS 2.0<\/a> feed.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can skip to the end and leave a response. 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