The Army's soldier lethality cross-functional team is approaching a milestone B decision on the Next Generation Automatic Squad Rifle, the first variant of the Next Generation Squad Weapon . Col. Elliott Caggins, project manager for soldier weapons and materiel developer for the CFT, told Inside Defense during a visit to Ft. Belvoir, VA, April 17 the team is getting close to finishing the requirements for the NGASR, desired to be 4 to 5 pounds lighter and more lethal than the...
