The M7 is the United States Army service rifle adopted through the Next Generation Squad Weapon program, a variant of the SIG MCX-SPEAR built by SIG Sauer and chambered in the 6.8x51mm Common Cartridge. It was selected to replace the M4 carbine, uses a short-stroke gas-operated piston system and SR-25 pattern magazines, and began reaching troops in March 2024 after SIG Sauer won a ten-year Army contract in April 2022.
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Army's adopted variant of the SIG MCX-SPEAR chambered in 6.8×51mm Common Cartridge (.277 Fury), designed by SIG Sauer for the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program in 2022 to replace the M4 carbine.
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It was fielded beginning in March 2024
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Assault rifle Battle rifle Carbine
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6.8×51mm Common Cartridge (.277 Fury)
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2022-present
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The M7 rifle, previously designated as XM7 and originally as XM5, is the U.S. Army's adopted variant of the SIG MCX-SPEAR chambered in 6.8×51mm Common Cartridge (.277 Fury), designed by SIG Sauer for the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program in 2022 to replace the M4 carbine.
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