Army Announces 2 New Rifles for Close-Combat Soldiers > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News
The Army recently awarded a contract for two new soldier weapons: the XM5 rifle and the XM250 automatic rifle, which both will use the new 6.8 mm common cartridge family of ammunition and a new fire
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