Seeking Alpha

Groundbreaking Ceremony for State-of-the-Art 6.8mm Ammunition Facility at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant

CLAYTON, Mo., Feb. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN) announced that its Winchester division, in collaboration with the U.S. Army's Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and ...
The National Interest

What We Know About the Army’s New ‘Bullets’

Something we do know about the new 6.8mm army caliber is that the recoil is significantly more than that of the 5.56 (due to the fact that it is a larger bullet), so periods of sustained fire will be ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Sig Sauer reaches 100 million mark in 6.8mm ammo production in Jacksonville

Sig Sauer's ammunition plant in Jacksonville has produced more than 100 million rounds of 6.8mm ammunition as part of its contract supporting the U.S. Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon Program. The ...
Military.com

Sig Sauer Offers First Look at Weapons that Could Replace Army's M4 Carbine and M249

Sig Sauer Inc. on Tuesday offered a first look at the automatic rifle and rifle prototypes for the U.S. Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) effort, after the service selected the company to ...
Task & Purpose

The Army wants $111 million to finally field its next-generation squad weapon by 2023

The Defense Department is asking Congress for $111.2 million to field the service's Next Generation Squad Weapon and its related 6.8mm ammunition some time in fiscal year 2021 By Jared Keller ...