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Formerly designated the XM5 to replace the M4 carbine, the Army now plans to call the 6.8mm rifle the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2022\/04\/19\/army-chooses-sig-sauer-to-build-its-next-generation-squad-weapon\/\" target=\"_blank\">XM7<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement was released by an Army spokesman from Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Army originally chose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2022\/04\/20\/army-expects-next-generation-squad-weapon-to-get-to-its-first-unit-by-next-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">designation XM5 <\/a>as the name of the new rifle in March. Since then, the service learned that the M5 name is used by Colt Industries for one of its 5.56mm carbines. 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