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39-617: In January 2019, the United States military began the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program to find replacements for the M4 carbine and M249 light machine gun . In September 2019, SIG Sauer submitted their designs. The XM7 rifle was designed to fire the 6.8×51mm SIG Fury cartridge in response to concerns that improvements in body armor would diminish the effectiveness of common battlefield rounds such as

78-587: A 16-inch (410 mm) 416 stainless steel barrel with a 1:10 inch twist rate , which is manufactured by Bartlein Barrels. The gas system features suppressed and unsuppressed settings. Unlike the handguard of the MCX, which slides off after pulling the front pivot pin, the MCX-MR requires the removal of two screws first. It features both an M16 / AR-15 type charging handle and a left side charging handle. It uses

117-713: A 20-round magazine and is also compatible with SR-25 lower receivers for use of SR-25 box magazines . The SIG MCX-SPEAR was Sig Sauer's submission for the United States Army Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program, as chambered in .277 FURY cartridge. Sig Sauer was chosen as the winner on April 19, 2022, designating the weapon the XM5—since re-designated the XM7—in U.S. military service. Next Generation Squad Weapon Program The Next Generation Squad Weapon ( NGSW ) program

156-484: A compact buttstock or a folding PCB (pistol contour brace). It is available in .277 SIG FURY , 6.5 Creedmoor and 7.62×51mm NATO . The SIG MCX-MR (Mid Range) was SIG Sauer's unsuccessful submission for the United States Army 's Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System (CSASS) program. It is chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO and has selective fire capabilities. It weighs 8.9 lb (4.0 kg) and features

195-562: A greater range of firearm and firearm safety equipment and accessories. Also in 2015 human rights campaigners in Germany brought a lawsuit against SIG for allegedly not doing enough to prevent the use of their weapons by cartel groups in Mexico . The US military has produced a requirement for a new handgun to replace the current M9 model ( Beretta 92FS ). In February 2016, bids were submitted by 12 companies to compete for this contract which

234-869: A modified SIG Sauer P220 design produced for the Browning Arms company in 1977. On the right side of the slide are the words "SIG Sauer System". This was the first SIG Sauer P220 type sold in the US. In January 1985, SIG established a subsidiary, SIGARMS, Inc , in Tysons, Virginia , to import the P220 and P230 models into the United States. Two years later the firm moved to a larger facility in Herndon, Virginia , and introduced models P225 , P226 and P228 . SIGARMS moved to Exeter, New Hampshire , in 1990 where production facilities had been established and production began on

273-555: A new weapon system also arose from military programs created by other countries, such as Russia's Ratnik program . The U.S. Army's Soldier Enhancement Program released its findings in December 2017, which recommended proceeding with the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program as a more cost-effective solution compared to only retrofitting M4s with free-float rail systems. Previous attempts to replace

312-456: A retail store, indoor shooting range, company museum, conference center, and corporate offices. In 2023, the most popular handgun for US law enforcement and Customs and Border Protection , the P-320, came under fire for unintentional discharge of the firearm. The semi-automatic pistol is used internationally, and the 80+ cases were limited to North America. The company said the gun is safe, and

351-501: A “large quantity” of ammunition so the weapons could be tested and the production line fine-tuned. A U.S. Army press release stated the new weapons would "provide significant capability improvements in accuracy, range and overall lethality. They are lightweight, fire more lethal ammunition, mitigate recoil, provide improved barrel performance, and include integrated muzzle sound and flash reduction." Selected: Down-selected but rejected: Three manufacturers were down-selected for

390-560: Is a United States military program created in 2017 by the U.S. Army to replace the 5.56mm M4 carbine , the M249 SAW light machine gun, and the 7.62mm M240 machine gun , with a common system of 6.8mm cartridges and to develop small arms fire-control systems for the new weapons. Seven defense manufacturers competed in the program, with five attempting to design and produce the weapons and two attempting to create and supply fire-control optics. The winners were officially announced by

429-533: Is also 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. L&O Holding is the parent company of the German SIG Sauer GmbH & Co. KG,

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468-702: The German police forces and the Bundeswehr . According to SIG Sauer GmbH CEO Tim Castagne, "due to its international orientation, SIG Sauer is systematically excluded from tenders [in Germany]." On 19 April 2022, the US Army , following a 27-month evaluation process, announced it had awarded SIG Sauer a contract for two Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) variations, the XM7 and XM250 automatic rifle, as well as for

507-609: The P229 in 1992. SIG's firearms subsidiaries in Germany and the United States and its firearms subdivision in Switzerland were all sold to Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier's L&O Holding in October 2000. Its firearms subdivision in Switzerland became a subsidiary in its own right, SAN Swiss Arms AG , more commonly known as Swiss Arms , although its products still used the SIG Sauer brand. In 2004, according to CEO Ron Cohen,

546-557: The U.S. Army to conduct an assessment regarding the need to upgrade existing M4 carbines with SOCOM 's SOPMOD free-floating rail . It was concluded that the M4 carbine was still favored by troops and also performed well under stress. Feeding issues and other problems were fixed by using different ammunition types and magazines. Despite this, the M4 had difficulty penetrating the types of bulletproof vests used by Russian and Chinese troops, especially at longer ranges. Pressure to develop

585-462: The "Prélaz-Burnand 1859" or "Prelaz-Burnand 1860" rifle. The invention of this rifle is credited to gunsmith Jean-Louis Joseph Prélaz and army officer Edouard Burnand. The rifle was submitted to an 1860 competition by Switzerland's Federal Ministry of Defence . It won and in 1864 the company was awarded a contract to produce 30,000 Prelaz-Burnand rifles, adopted as the M1863. Upon receiving

624-606: The 1864 government contract to produce rifles, the company name was changed to Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG, German for "Swiss Industrial Company"), known as Société Industrielle Suisse in French-speaking regions of Switzerland , reflecting the new emphasis on their production. The SIG P210 pistol was developed in 1947 based on the French Modèle 1935 pistol (the Petter-Browning design

663-514: The 5.56×45mm NATO (used in the M4 and M249) and 7.62×51mm NATO. The decision to make the Spear available to the public was criticized by some anti-gun and law enforcement groups. In January 2022, the SIG MCX-SPEAR was released on the civilian market in 3 standard configurations, which includes the 38.3-inch (970 mm), 35-inch (890 mm), and 24.5-inch (620 mm) length versions, with

702-612: The 6.8 common cartridge ammunition used by both rifles. The initial value of the award was $ 20.4 million for the delivery of the weapons, ammunition, and accessories. The XM7 and XM250 are planned to replace the M4 carbine and M249 light machine gun, respectively. In July 2022, the company opened the SIG Experience Center in Epping, co-located with the SIG Sauer Academy. The Experience Center includes

741-787: The ASP20 break-barrel gas piston air rifle. On 5 November 2018, the United States Coast Guard , which has long used the .40 caliber SIG P229 as its duty sidearm, announced that it will acquire the SIG Air ProForce P229 airsoft pistol (which was then produced under brand licensing by French airsoft manufacturer CyberGun) as its new training pistol to give cadets and guardsmen the ability to practice gun handling, conduct target practice in various environments, and train in realistic force-on-force scenarios. SIG Air announced that "we are rapidly expanding

780-640: The Army announced that SIG Sauer was awarded the NGSW program contract, and would produce the replacements for the M4 carbine and M249 SAW for the next 10 years. The new rifle, designated the XM7 , is based on the company's SIG MCX Spear rifle, while the new automatic rifle, designated the XM250 , is based on the company's SIG MG 6.8mm belt-fed gun. The company was awarded a small initial production order, worth $ 10.4 million, for about 25 rifles, 15 automatic rifles, and

819-483: The Army in early 2022: SIG Sauer to produce the XM7 rifle and XM250 automatic rifle, Vortex Optics to produce the XM157 fire-control system, and Winchester to produce the custom 6.8mm ammunition cartridges designed by SIG Sauer. The program was expected to cost $ 10 million in the first year of production, and $ 150 million the next. The NGSW program began in 2017, after the U.S. Congress issued an order for

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858-797: The M4 failed due to lack of funding, poor submissions, or re-evaluation of tactics and requirements. These included the Objective Individual Combat Weapon program, the Special Purpose Individual Weapon program, and the Advanced Combat Rifle program (not to be confused with the Adaptive Combat Rifle ) . In 2017, the U.S. Army issued requirements for prototype Next Generation Squad Weapon submissions. The program's rifle requirement, referred to as NGSW-R,

897-535: The SIG AIR business, and it is important to us to assume full control to ensure all SIG Air products are of the highest quality", and they will no longer be licensing the "SIG" brand or trademarks for sale by commercial airsoft manufacturers. In April 2018 prosecutors in Kiel brought criminal charges against SIG and the executives who had been involved in the illegal arms trafficking to Colombia. Chief Executive Ron Cohen

936-607: The Swiss SIG Sauer AG, and the American Sig Sauer, Inc. The origins of the SIG Sauer company lie in the company named Schweizerische Waggonfabrik ("Swiss Wagon Factory"), which was founded in 1853 by Friedrich Peyer im Hof (1817–1900), Heinrich Moser (1805–1874) and Johann Conrad Neher (1818–1877). The group pooled their engineering talents and created the Prelaz-Burnand rifle, known as

975-471: The U.S. Army selected Vortex Optics ' offering, designated the XM157 fire-control system. NGSW weapon proposals used proponent designed cartridges with government-issued 6.8mm general-purpose projectiles. This allowed each proposed weapon and cartridge to be designed together to meet the performance requirements. In January 2022, Winchester was awarded a contract to produce the ammunition. In April 2022, with

1014-509: The company was near failure with just 130 employees. Cohen decided to add AR-15 style rifles to the company's product catalog, which he credits with saving the company. In 2007, SIGARMS changed its name to Sig Sauer, Inc. , sometimes called Sig Sauer USA . By 2016, it had over 1,000 employees and was selling more than 43,000 firearms a year. In 2014 news reports first emerged reporting arms sales by SIG to Colombia which were in contravention of German weapons trafficking laws. The reporting

1053-524: The final phase of testing, including the ultimately selected SIG Sauer; the other two selected were: Rejected: The program also included the development of new fire-control systems for small-arms weapons. Two companies entered the competition: Vortex Optics and L3Harris Technologies , both of whose submissions utilized integrated fire-control systems using laser rangefinders , direct view optics, digital overlays, and ballistic calculation systems , as per NGSW program requirements. In late January 2022,

1092-462: The firepower to effectively engage in long-range firefights. Also found inadequate was the NATO standard 7.62×51mm. The SIG-produced .277 Fury has a much-increased muzzle velocity and allows longer-range shot placement. The SIG MCX Raptor is a short-barreled rifle variant intended to serve as a carbine , featuring an 8-inch (200 mm) barrel and a Picatinny rail tail interface for attaching either

1131-483: The formation of SIG Sauer . SIG Sauer's line of handguns began in 1975 with the SIG Sauer SIG P220 . It was initially developed by SIG and produced and distributed by J.P. Sauer & Sohn, but in 1976 SIG bought J.P. Sauer & Sohn and the resultant company was called SIG Sauer GmbH , based in Germany. Prior to World War II, Sauer had been primarily a maker of shotguns and hunting rifles . During

1170-684: The former two including bipods. Each model starts at an MSRP of $ 4,999 and are non-California compliant. On April 19, 2022, the United States Army awarded a 10-year contract to Sig Sauer to produce the XM7 rifle, along with the XM250 Machine gun, to replace the M4 carbine and M249 light machine gun, respectively. The main driving force behind the US Army's wish to upgrade its small arms came from lackluster performance when engaging insurgents abroad. Standard caliber M4 Carbines and M249 light machine guns chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO did not have

1209-511: The hammer-lowering decocking lever, was incorporated by Sauer into the new P220 design. This new P220 design was derived from the Petter-Browning design and was created in response to a Swiss military and police requirement for a handgun to replace the P210. This new P220 design should properly be called the SIG Sauer system , which was, in fact, the labeling on one of the first SIG Sauer handguns,

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1248-542: The selection of the MCX Spear, SIG Sauer's hybrid metal cartridge would become the new cartridge subsequently referred to as 6.8x51mm Common Cartridge by the U.S. Army. SIG Sauer SIG Sauer is a Swiss brand name of firearms originally manufactured in Neuhausen am Rheinfall . Several sister companies that design and manufacture firearms use the trade name SIG Sauer [ɛs iː ɡeː ˈzaʊ̯ɐ] and it

1287-504: The war, they produced a handgun, the Sauer 38H , but afterward had withdrawn from this market. With SIG as their partner/owner, Sauer returned to the business of manufacturing handguns. Their Sauer 38H had been produced in competition with other German makers such as Mauser and Walther at a time when new designs began to feature a double/single-action trigger. This double-action trigger mechanism, combined with advanced safety features including

1326-522: Was a refinement of the Browning Hi-Power (P35), which was John Moses Browning 's last design which was created for the French 1935 pistol, but not adopted. Swiss law limits the ability of Swiss companies to export firearms. Swiss companies which wish to do this have to do so by using a foreign partner. So in the 1970s SIG purchased both Hämmerli and J. P. Sauer and Sohn , which resulted in

1365-636: Was arrested at Frankfurt Airport. In April 2019 Cohen and two other executives were convicted of breaking export laws. Cohen was given an 18-month suspended sentence and fined $ 675,000. The German division of SIG was fined $ 12 million by the court. In late 2019, Swiss Arms was renamed SIG Sauer AG . On 4 June 2020, SIG Sauer GmbH announced it intended to close its factory at Eckernförde by year's end, resulting in losses of about 125 jobs as well as plans to fulfill purchase orders. It blamed "locational handicaps" hindering its sales, claiming "a few other local producers" were preferred in government purchases for

1404-630: Was corroborated by whistleblowers inside the company including in New Hampshire. It was alleged that SIG had filed false export paperwork with the German government for nearly 38,000 pistols. SIG claimed that the end user of the weapons was in the US when in fact they were in Colombia, a location to which weapons exports were banned by German law. In 2015, SIG Sauer expanded to include suppressors , optics , ammo and airguns , aiming to provide

1443-482: Was expected to result in purchases of more than 500,000 pieces. On 1 July 2016, SIG Sauer was reported to be one of three remaining competitors who were in consideration for this contract. On 19 January 2017, SIG Sauer was awarded the contract for the P320 . In a press event on 25 July 2018, SIG Sauer announced that its airgun division was renamed to SIG Air , and introduced its Precision Line air rifles , starting with

1482-509: Was licensed). It was adopted by the Swiss military in 1949 as the "Pistole 49". This single-action semi-automatic P210 brought SIG much acclaim, due to the precision processes employed in its manufacture and its resultant accuracy and reliability. The P210 frame design incorporates external rails that fit closely with the slide, thus eliminating play in the mechanism during firing. The P210 was noted for its extreme accuracy. The Petter-Browning patent

1521-522: Was required to use a 6.8mm round and be able to utilize small arms fire-control systems. The program's support weapon, referred to as NGSW-AR, was required to be no longer than 35 in (890 mm); no heavier than 12 lb (5.4 kg) including attachments; able to suppress targets out to 3,900 ft (1,200 m); able to accurately fire on targets out to 2,000 ft (610 m); able to make use of small arms fire-control systems . On April 19, 2022, after 27 months of prototyping and evaluation,

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