Army plans to pick three vendors to build prototypes of their new 6.8 weapons

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More on the Army's plan for their new 6.8 cartridge...

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/01/11/heres-when-the-army-will-pick-three-companies-to-build-the-m16m4-and-saw-replacements-for-soldiers-and-marines/

 

[Fishbed77]

Army Times articles are about as reliable as this:

 

[Glenn E. Meyer]

The guns will be issued to the Marines who man the 155 mm guns on the Zumwalts when they finally become operational.

This is a sarcastic take on whether the Armed Forces are going to redo all their weapons to 6.8 when they have much more serious procurement needs.

 

[Fishbed77]

This is a sarcastic take on whether the Armed Forces are going to redo all their weapons to 6.8 when they have much more serious procurement needs.

Indeed. The military needs a replacement carbine about as much as they need a replacement pistol.

Oh wait...

Never underestimate the ability of the US government to needlessly separate taxpayers from their hard-earned dollars

 

[FITASC]

Eisenhower warned us about the Military Industrial Complex.