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Next Generation Squad Weapon
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
- FY24
- $295.4M
- FY26
- $365.2M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $97.1M | $166.6M | $295.4M | ||
| Enacted | – | $166.6M | $292.9M | $367.3M | |
| Request | – | – | $292.9M | $367.3M | $365.2M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $292.9M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $295.4M actually spent — $2.59M above the request.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Description — Next Generation Squad Weapon
The Next Generation Squad Weapon Program is part of the Army Transformation Initiative. This funding line is directly aligned to the Army Soldier Lethality Modernization Priority. This program also supports the National Defense Strategy (NDS) of "Build a More Lethal Force" through enhancement of Joint Lethality in contested environments by means of elimination and/or minimization of close combat capability erosion; specifically, relative to peer competitors, in complex terrain. Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) is a family of products that includes the M7 Rifle and M250 Automatic Rifle that integrate with the NGSW Fire Control and common 6.8mm ammunition. The M7 Rifle and M250 Automatic Rifle are the planned replacements for select weapons system for individual soldiers, squads, and/or platoons, capable of defeating protected and unprotected threats. The M7 Rifle and M250 Automatic Rifle ensure increased lethality against a broad spectrum of targets beyond current/legacy weapon capabilities; increased range, accuracy, and probability of hit; reduced engagement time; suppressed flash/sound signature; and improved controllability and mobility. The NGSW Fire Control is an advanced individual fire control device along with optics, sights, lasers, and other enablers that supports the M7 Rifle, M250 Automatic Rifle and other individual squad weapon systems. The NGSW Fire Control increases the probability of hit and decreases engagement time through a variable-powered direct view optic with integrated range finder, ballistic calculator, and digital display capable of providing an adjusted aim point. The NGSW Fire Control utilizes open architecture to deliver to an initial augmented core capability followed by increasing increments of capability over time as technology matures and evolves.
Justification
Justification — Next Generation Squad Weapon
FY 2026 Base procurement dollars in the amount of $365.155 million supports the following: FY 2026 Base procurement dollars in the amount of $32.724 million supports the procurement and fielding of 2,636 M250 Automatic Rifle (NGSW-AR) which is the planned replacement for the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) within the Close Combat Force. FY 2026 Base procurement dollars in the amount of $82.247 million supports the procurement and fielding of 16,154 M7 Rifle (NGSW-R) which is the planned replacement for the M4A1 Carbine within the Close Combat Force. The M7 Rifle and M250 Automatic Rifle ensure increased lethality against a broad spectrum of targets beyond current/legacy weapons capabilities; increased range, accuracy, and probability of hit; reduced engagement time; suppressed flash/sound signature; and improved controllability and mobility. The M7 Rifle, M250 Automatic Rifle, NGSW Fire Control and 6.8mm Common Cartridge are fielded concurrently to provide a squad level capability improvement to maintain overmatch against near peer enemy threats. FY 2026 Base procurement dollars in the amount of $250.184 million supports the procurement and fielding of 19,524 NGSW Fire Control systems. The NGSW Fire Control system has both close quarter and extended range capabilities increasing the range, accuracy and probability of hit of the M7 Rifle and M250 Automatic Rifle. The NGSW Fire Control, M250 Auto Rifle and 6.8mm Common Cartridge are fielded concurrently to provide a squad level capability improvement to maintain overmatch against near peer enemy threats. Funding on this line in FY 2026 also supports the procurement and fielding of optics, sights, lasers, and other enablers for the M7 Rifle and M250 Automatic Rifle, in addition to the NGSW Fire Control. The Next Generation Squad Weapon program is part of the Army Transformation Initiative. This funding line is directly aligned to the Army Soldier Lethality Modernization Priority. In accordance with Section 1815 of the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 110-181), this item is necessary for use by the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces for homeland defense missions, domestic emergency responses, and providing military support to civil authorities. Army Acquisition Objectives (AAOs): M7 Rifle (NGSW-R): 111,428 M250 Automatic Rifle (NGSW-AR): 13,334 M157 Fire Control (NGSW-FC): 124,749
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $295.4M |
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $367.3M |
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $365.2M |
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | A | FY26 Total | $365.2M |
Exhibit P-1R
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $101.3M |
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $115.8M |
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | A | FY 2026 request | $101.6M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $299.5M | $295.4M | $367.3M | $365.2M | $365.2M |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying Mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →