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USA Set to Adopt XM8 Rifle, Lighter Version of M7, to Replace M4

2026-03-21 05:30:00 UTC

The US Army is preparing to introduce the new compact XM8 rifle, which is a lighter version of the M7. The first units are expected to receive the weapon as […]

Army pushes for yet another newer, lighter service rifle

2026-03-21 05:30:00 UTC

The XM8 is not intended to replace the service’s primary rifle, the M7, but instead is being developed as a companion weapon.

The XM8: How SIG Sauer refined its new 6.8 carbine for modern combat

2026-03-21 05:30:00 UTC

SIG_Sauer

SIG Sauer is, since the 1970s, a combined brand name of several firearms manufacturing companies, with SIG referring to Swiss Industry Group originally founded 1853, while the latter part comes from Sauer & Sohn, founded in 1751 in Germany and still active there. With Switzerland limiting the export of weapons, the partnership started with the SIG Sauer P220 in 1975.

Several sister companies design and manufacture firearms using the trade name SIG Sauer [ɛs iː ɡeː ˈzaʊ̯ɐ] and it is also a registered brand name. The original company, Schweizerische Waggonfabrik (SWF), later Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft (SIG), went through several selloffs, leaving the SIG Sauer brand spread over several companies. The original SIG is now known as SIG Group and no longer has any firearms business.