The new rifle and automatic rifle will fire a never-before-fielded 6.8 mm round. The Infantry School and a team focused on lethality build an infantry ready for future combat. The video explains why the rifle is such an efficient, and ultimately dangerous, weapon. The data platform “will enable units to regularly assess weapons’ health, reduce failure rates, extend the lifetime of a weapon and optimize maintenance plans,” the company stated in a release. It's not every day that a butterfly enthusiast gets an M4A1. But Monday was that day. Soldiers, special operators and Marines in the near future will carry a first-of-its kind rifle and light machine gun. An unloaded XM5 rifle is two pounds heavier than an unloaded M4. But the XM250 is four pounds lighter than the M249 SAW. The weapon has an advanced optic, shoots 6.8mm and will replace the M4 carbine and M249 SAW. The annual event tackles small unit, soldier combat problems. Load More