The US Army also only gives Shotguns for breaching over combat use, except for rangers. Because the M4 is good and we also have the shove a SAW in a window and fire randomly as well tactic. Full auto doesn't mean something is better. THe US also has 4 shotguns they use. We have a modular semi one, a semi and a Pump.The US Army has been "replacing" the 5.56mm and AR-15/M4 receiver system for literal decades.
All those projects have come to nothing but a waste of millions of dollars.
Like the US Army projects to replaced the M1 Abrams, M2/M3 Bradley, and the M113 APC.
Waste of money.
Closest thing that came to fruition was the XM25.
Real game changer that was field tested in Afghanistan and the troops loved it.
Made those Talib rats scramble off with their tails between their legs.
And then one little failure and it gets yeeted to oblivion.
Coming from the same people who approved the Hasbro M-16, which I find very hilarious.
Almost as if the Cabal up top don't want the balance to tip, so they can keep this sham war in the MidEast going as long as possible.
Another problem is that Congress is in charge of the Army and how much money they get and all that stuff.
Remember the Zumwalt class?
Congressional idiocy cancelled the project despite the fact that doing so would render all the investment worthless and cause the main gun's ammo to skyrocket in price to $1M a shell.
And now they want to chuck a railgun in it's place despite the most up to date system being decades away from being viable.
Another big problem with the US Army's infantry arsenal is it's shotgun.
US Army still uses a pump action when Russia's got a full auto shotgun (Saiga 12) that's just as reliable.
Saiga 12 is so good, even some branches of the US military use it.
While the AA-12 has been literally been available for decades.
Thus, I don't foresee any real changes coming to the US Army's infantry arsenal anytime soon.
By the time Congress gets it's head out of it's ass, I'll be as old as Rip van Wrinkle.
The Army is also starting to plan to replace the Abrams, even though they already have ordered new Abrams, and it only in the idea phase for a new tank.
As for the NGSW. The Army Future Command has already planned for at least 100k of the chosen NGSW to be used by front line current units. Mainly to start the transition to making it fully integrated into the Army over time.
For once, the US Army are not backing down off of this. Congress has approved the US Army to do this, because when preparing for a new force on force war, the US wants to be ready.
But again, what do I know