{"id":68151,"date":"2024-10-14T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/10\/14\/sensor-upgrades-next-up-for-the-armys-new-rifle-and-machine-gun\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:13:30","slug":"sensor-upgrades-next-up-for-the-armys-new-rifle-and-machine-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2024\/10\/14\/sensor-upgrades-next-up-for-the-armys-new-rifle-and-machine-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensor upgrades next up for the Army\u2019s new rifle and machine gun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The next developments for the Army\u2019s newest rifle and machine gun<\/a> may have more to do with software than bullets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Army fielded its first batch of the Next Generation Squad Weapon, or NGSW, system to soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division earlier this year. Meanwhile, officials overseeing the program recently announced the next dozen units to receive the weapons systems over the coming year, with many of the personnel expected to field the new equipment assigned to Pacific-focused units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For most of those units, that new arsenal will include the rifle, automatic rifle and the fire control, or weapon\u2019s optic. But beyond the changes to firearms themselves, it\u2019s the fire control, known as the XM157<\/a>, that\u2019s likely to see the most substantial development in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\t