SOCOM’s Suppressed Upper Receiver Group Is Based on the SIG MCX

By Tactical-Life

A couple of weeks ago, the DoD announced that Sig Sauer had been awarded a $48 million contract to provide what the award notice called a “Suppressed Upper Receiver Group,” or SURG, to U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The announcement didn’t provide much in the way of detail. However, it’s now been confirmed that the SIG MCX will serve as the basis for the new setup.

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In a presser, SIG says the DoD launched the SURG program as a way to “upgrade, and optimize military weapons for continuous, suppressed use on the battlefield.” Naturally, a competition also ensued to see which manufacturer would get the SURG contract. SIG says its MCX system “outperformed” the other entrants, withstanding the DoD’s stress and torture requirements for “firing specifications, vibration, sound, and temperature.”

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Source:: Tactical Life