A soldier conducts rifle drills with the XM8 at Fort Benning, Georgia, in February 2026. (U.S. Army) The Army last week received its first shipment of XM8 carbines, a shorter, lightweight version of ...

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The Army fielded the M7, and almost immediately, the conversation started. Not in conference rooms, but in the places that really matter, ranges, shoot houses, vehicles, anywhere a rifle gets dragged ...

The U.S. Army has accepted the first delivery of its new service rifle, the XM8 Carbine, from Sig Sauer. The XM8 is about 3.5 inches shorter and a pound lighter than the M4A1 carbine it is replacing ...

The Army’s ongoing push to upgrade its handheld firepower isn’t slowing down, as it prepares to introduce yet another new rifle later this year, the service confirmed this week. The XM8 carbine is the ...

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PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — The U.S. Army announced on April 3 it has accepted the first delivery from Sig Sauer of the XM8 Carbine, a new, lightweight variant of the M7 Rifle. This announcement marks a ...