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Anonymous ID: 6920be April 12, 2019, 8:24 p.m. No.6159117   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9282

Locked & Loaded: Army Tests Next-Generation Sniper Rifle

 

In April 2016, Heckler & Koch confirmed their G-28 rifle had won the U.S. Army's Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System (CSASS) to replace the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System.

 

The new G-28/M110A1 uses an aluminum upper receiver, weighs 8.4 lb unloaded and 15 lb loaded with accessories, fires a 7.62 x 51mm round, and is designed to pick off enemy forces from 800 meters away.

In May 2018, the U.S. Marine Corps began fielding the M110A1 to swap out its legacy M110 rifle.

 

Earlier that year, the Army announced the M110A1 would be first tested then fielded with infantry squads.

 

The M110A1 is expected to replace the Army's Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle, fielded since 2009.

 

At Fort Carson, Colorado, elite Army snipers of the 4th Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade are testing the M110A1, reported War Is Boring.

Snipers have already fired 8,000 rounds, testing different firing positions, along with various accessories to increase lethality.

 

According to the National Interest, the Army alleges the new sniper rifles "increased accuracy, plus other ergonomic features like reduced weight and operations with or without a suppressor."

 

Last week, we reported Textron Systems' AAI Corporation will deliver its initial Next Generation Squad Weapon-Technology (NGSW-T) prototype demonstrator to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Armaments Center and Joint Services Small Arms Program (JSSAP).

The Army is expected to test AAI's NGSW-T weapon at firing ranges this summer.

The Army is rushing to equip its forces with new sniper and assault rifles, an effort to modernize forces, bolster readiness, and increase lethality before the next major conflict erupts.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-12/locked-loaded-army-tests-next-generation-sniper-rifle