We had a lot of news about the USMC lately, but it's not our fault that a lot is happening at the "Jarheads". This time, info has been released in which the USMC command has informed about the interest and potential purchase of support weapons from the NGSW - Next Generation Squad Weapon system.

According to Major Mike Brisker, the first deliveries of new weapons could take place in 2025, which is about 4 years after the US Army's planned introduction of the system, which is 2021. The planned modernization of weapons is the next step of the vision of USMC commander General David Berger to change the combat doctrine of the Marines.

The potential purchase of the NGSW rifles will coincide with the complete rearmament of the Corps with M27 IAR rifles, which are to become the basic Marines' small arms.

However, a question arises - how is the introduction of the IAR, which was supposed to eventually replace belt-fed machine guns, to be reintroduced a belt-fed design with the NGSW is?

Source: thefirearmblog.com