The army is considering adopting a new squad automatic weapon chambered in some 6.8 cartridge. It could be related to these upcoming tests and or adoption of that new cartridge.
6.8 is not in the cartridges listed in the DOD release in the article. The request is for 5.56, 7.62 and .50. The new 6.8 cartridge is going to be very limited in scope, probably for socom only, and will most likely go the way of 6.8SPC. Logistics is the biggest factor.
The army is considering adopting a new squad automatic weapon chambered in some 6.8 cartridge. It could be related to these upcoming tests and or adoption of that new cartridge.
6.8 is not in the cartridges listed in the DOD release in the article. The request is for 5.56, 7.62 and .50. The new 6.8 cartridge is going to be very limited in scope, probably for socom only, and will most likely go the way of 6.8SPC. Logistics is the biggest factor.