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After being officially awarded a contract by the U.S. Army, SIG Sauer shows its Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) rifle and lightweight machine gun prototypes, both chambered in a 6.8mm hybrid ammunition. Other two companies -  General Dynamics-OTS Inc. and AAI Corporation Textron Systems – will deliver prototypes of the weapons meant to replace the M249 squad automatic weapon and the M4 …

After the US Army – that chose the SIG P320-M17 in 2017 – the USMC has formally adopted the compact version of the P320 as the new 9mm service pistol. The P320-M18 is going to replace the Corps' M9, M9A1, M007 and M45A1 pistols still in use. 

The new version was introduced some days ago at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC), the premier conference for the SOF community. The belt-fed MK 48 in 6.5 Creedmoor features the latest upgrades for FN’s series of light and medium machine guns, and the caliber it’s chambered for is more and more popular among the military.

Textron Systems, that have been working with the US military for the last 14 years, delivered a “prototype demonstrator” of Next Generation Squad Weapon-Technology. The NGSW-T automatic rifle prototype is based on Textron’s proven Cased-Telescoped (CT) Weapons and Ammunition technology.

The US branch of the well-known Swiss company will supply 350 SCWs, with an option for additional quantities of up to 1,000 SCWs, for a total value of more than 2.5 million USD. The selected gun is based on B&T’s APC9 PRO K model featuring a close bolt blow-back system, an ambidextrous non-reciprocating charging handle and a collapsible shoulder stock.

A US-based company named Iron Horse Firearms developed a “thumb operated receiver” where you use you thumb instead of you index finger to fire an AR15-type rifle. They also offer a complete semi-auto rifle chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO. Will it be a revolution in the conservative world of firearms?

The compact variant of the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System (MHS) successfully completed an unprecedented 12,000-round Lot Acceptance Test with zero stoppages. “An extraordinary display of reliability,” according to SIG. The 9mm M17 / M18 striker-fired pistols are being adopted by the US Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. 

The new SIG machine gun is a modern multi-caliber design that was developed with the US Army's needs in mind.  Already available in .338 Norma Magnum and 7.62x51mm NATO, it can in fact be easily adapted to chamber the new XM1168 6.8mm GP round for the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program. The all4shooters Team captured some exclusive photos of the SLMAG: let's see them together.

As witnessed during the SHOT Show 2019, according to an official press release from the Ministry of the Interior of the German Land of Saxony-Anhalt, the latter’s state police officers will be equipped with the unique GLOCK G46 in 9 mm Luger. An almost historical event, since it’s the first German state to choose GLOCK pistols for its law enforcement officers. For the first time ever, GLOCK is …

The great flexibility of the project at the base of the AK-47 assault rifle allowed for the development of light machine guns, sniper rifles and even shotguns on the same platform of the assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov.

The Pulsar Accolade range of thermal binoculars is expanded with the addition of the new LRF models, featuring high performance laser range finding capabilities up to 1000 meters/yards. We test the flagship model, with state of the art 640x480 resolution microbolometer sensor. The results? We were really impressed. Check our video and enjoy!

Available in 124gr SIG Elite V-Crown Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP) personal defense load and SIG Elite Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) training load, the new military-grade ammo is specifically engineered for high performance.

Demonstrated at the International Military-Technical Forum “Army-2018” – the largest  exhibition of weapons, military and special equipment in Russia – the new rifle is till under development but is based on AK-103 and AK-12 models.

Combining state-of-the-art high-precision optics with a powerful rangefinder, the M830r LRF 1535nm binoculars are designed for military & law enforcement. The rangefinder can calculate target distance from 25 meters up to 6,000 meters using a wavelength invisible to  night vision devices.