"After decades of service, the M4 carbine's reign as the U.S. military's standard rifle may be coming to an end. The SIG Sauer M7 and its companion, the XM250 light machine gun are set to take over as the newest additions to the U.S. Army's arsenal. These two next-generation weapons are designed to deliver greater range, accuracy, and lethality than their predecessors. Chambered for the new 6.8×51mm hybrid round, these rifles represent a major technological leap forward,"
"For some quick background on the newest additions, the XM250 is SIG Sauer's lightweight automatic rifle chosen to give infantry squads sustained, accurate fire at much greater ranges than the legacy 5.56mm systems. The XM250 pairs with the Army's new 6.8×51mm "common cartridge" to defeat modern armor and extend effective suppressive fires. Separately, the M7 (formerly XM7) is SIG Sauer's MCX-SPEAR-derived rifle adopted to replace the M4 for close-combat soldiers."
The U.S. Army is transitioning from the M4 carbine to SIG Sauer's M7 rifle and XM250 light machine gun. Both weapons are chambered for the new 6.8×51mm hybrid round to increase range, accuracy, and lethality. The XM250 is a lightweight automatic rifle intended to give infantry squads sustained, accurate fire at much greater ranges than legacy 5.56mm systems and to defeat modern armor with the Army's common cartridge. The M7 is derived from SIG's MCX-SPEAR platform and is adopted for close-combat soldiers. The Army awarded SIG a 10-year production contract in April 2022 with an initial delivery order of about $20.4 million and program budget estimates in the multi-billion-dollar range.
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