"The Marine Corps will continue to participate in and assess NGSW solutions for maturity, suitability and affordability to meet our operational requirements in order to inform a decision on if and when to begin procurement of these improved capabilities," Marine Corps officials said in the statement. Fielding to soldiers would begin a year later. To be fair though, the Army is a long way from completing testing and is not expected to select a single firm to make both variants until the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Joel Babbitt, of Program Executive Officer Special Operations Forces Warrior, told recently. Special Operation Command plans to field both variants to units including the 75th Ranger Regiment as soon as they are available, Col.
The NGSW has created a lot of excitement in the combat-arms community, particularly with its 6.8mm projectile, designed to penetrate modern enemy body armor at ranges well beyond the current M855A1 5.56mm enhanced performance round. In a written response, Marine Corps officials confirmed that the service is "participating in and providing significant support" to the Army's NGSW effort but said that "no decision has been made to procure either variant of the NGSW." Mike Brisker, weapons product manager for MCSC's Program Manager Infantry Weapons, said in a statement.īut reached for further comment, Systems Command officials downplayed the certainty in the released statements. The Marines "could receive first deliveries of the NGSW as early as fiscal year 2025," Maj. "The NGSW will provide a significant boost to the lethality of the individual soldier and Marine," officials added. "This feedback led to the Marine Corps' decision to field the M27 to all rifle platoons as their primary individual weapon."īut in the same announcement, the Corps also said it would "partner with the Army to procure the Next-Generation Squad Weapon system," which would then replace the M27 as the primary personal weapon for infantry units.
"The rifle received overwhelmingly positive feedback from Marines," Marine Corps Systems Command officials said in a statement.
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