Characteristics desired in the weapon included: portability and maneuverability similarity in appearance to other rifles in the squad, reducing the likelihood that the gunner will receive special attention from the enemy facilitation of the gunner's participation in counter-insurgency operations and capability of maintaining a high volume of fire. The Infantry Automatic Rifle program began on 14 July 2005, when the Marine Corps sent Requests For Information to arms manufacturers. The Universal Need Statement spent six years going through the procurement process before an official program was begun and a list of required capabilities was created in early 2005. Experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan resulted in formal requests for recommendations. The key difference between a lighter infantry rifle and a more heavily built automatic rifle is the ability of the latter to maintain sustained continuous fire without: stoppages overheating the barrel or receiver or losing accuracy. Around 2000, the 1st Marine Division’s 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines Regiment conducted initial, limited IAR trials which confirmed the desirability of a light automatic rifle. In 1999, a Universal Need Statement was issued for an IAR. In December 2017, the Marine Corps announced that it would equip every member of an infantry squad with the M27, replacing the current M4 carbines and M16A4 rifles. Approximately 8,000–10,000 M249s will remain in service with the Marine Corps to be used at the discretion of company commanders. The USMC initially planned to purchase 6,500 M27s to replace a portion of the M249 light machine guns employed by automatic riflemen within Infantry and Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions. It is used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and is intended to be issued to all infantry riflemen as well as automatic riflemen. The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle ( IAR) is a 5.56mm select-fire assault rifle, based on the HK416 by Heckler & Koch. "If a decision is made to procure the NGSW, the Marine Corps will evaluate reissuance of M27 to other Fleet Marine Force units.Typically Trijicon ACOG, flip-up rear rotary diopter sight and front post "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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