MARS Inc. and Cobalt Kinetics Show Off Their NGSW Rifle Submission

By Mike Searson

Washington Utah – -(AmmoLand.com)- The US Army has been soliciting design and manufacturing firms for a next-generation squad weapon (NGSW) platform. This NGSW program is expected to produce a replacement for the M16 battle-rifle and M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon). Along with the request for this all-new weapon, this project demands a new cartridge to be developed alongside and incorporated into these new firearms.

MARS Inc. / Cobalt Kinetics NGSW Rifle

The initial call-out for the program seeks to dramatically increase the terminal power and effective distance of the 5.56 NATO and even the 7.62 NATO. The performance of the new cartridge will rival the exterior and terminal ballistics of some current commercial magnum hunting cartridges. It seems a worthwhile endeavor to outfit each soldier with an 8lb rifle that can hit a 1 MOA hardened target, and penetrate that target up to and exceeding 1000 yards. If that’s not enough to impress, this new weapon will fulfill these requirements without compromising the control and handling characteristics currently accepted in the M16 and SAW light machine gun.

MARS, INC of Montana teamed up with Cobalt Kinetics of Utah early in 2019 to …Read the Rest

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