Small Arms & Tactical Equipment

Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (CBC) Brazil, the world’s second-largest ammunition manufacturer is already in India and working with Stumpp Schuele & Somappa India (SSS Defence).

Under the joint venture of CBC and SSS, manufacture ammunition for different calibers like: 9 mm, 7.62×39 mm, 7.62×51 mm, .338 Lapua and 12.7 mm is expected to start soon.

Also, another Brazilian company Taurus Armas S.A. has tied up with Jindal Defence for the manufacturing of small arms.

 
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Parthu said:
SIG's idea is that the same chamber & bolt should be usable across 7.62x51 NATO and new 6.8x51, requiring only a barrel change to switch.

TFB First Look: SIG Sauer's Next Generation Squad Weapons -

From what I'm seeing, SIG is going all in for maximizing commonality in terms of production (their steel-based hybrid cartridges don't require the kind of changes to existing ammo infrastructure that something like GD's polymer cases or Textron's caseless ammo would necessitate, incurring significant cost-savings).

Plus, their rifle & LMG offers for NGSW appear to incorporate the AR-15/10-style layout for controls (fire selector/safety, mag release, bolt catch, forward assist...everything in more or less the same place you would find them on an M4)...should be pretty straightforward to get used to this for a US service member coming over from an M4 carbine and/or M110 DMR.
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And those were likely the reasons that clinched the deal for SIG:

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Army chooses Sig Sauer to build its Next Generation Squad Weapon

The weapon has an advanced optic, shoots 6.8mm and will replace the M4 carbine and M249 SAW.
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