![]() Let’s break all that down:Īt its core the NGSW-FC is a 1-8X30 LPVO (low power variable optic) with an integrated mount and flip-open lens covers. It is intended to increase the first round hit potential and combines a traditional glass optic with a laser range finder and ballistic computer. The NGSW-FC includes a variable magnification optic, backup etched reticle, laser rangefinder, ballistic calculator, atmospheric sensor suite, compass, wireless, visible and infrared aiming lasers, and a digital display overlay. The optic is designed to replace the Army’s CCO (Close Combat Optic, a red dot, usually some variation of Aimpoint Comp), RCO (Rifle Combat Optic, the 4X ACOG), and the DVO (Direct View Optic, a 1-6X LPVO, SIG Sauer’s TANGO6T). The box atop it is a laser range finder and visible/IR laser emitter. Vortex’ NGSW-FC (Next Generation Squad Weapon-Fire Control) consists of a 1-8x30 variable power scope with an etched reticle and integral mount. The military is planning to replace the M4/M16 and M249 with a brand-new rifle chambered in a 6.8mm cartridge-the Next Generation Squad Weapon. The Vortex Optics subsidiary, Sheltered Wings, will be building as many as 250,000 of the optics systems over the next ten years, for a starting price of about $2.7 billion-in case you’re wondering, that works out to $10,800 per unit, although that price doesn’t just include the optic but likely a support/repair/maintenance support structure. ![]() The Army/Marine Corps still hasn’t decided on exactly what the Next Generation Squad Weapon will be (it has yet to choose between three final choices), but this optic is garnering a lot of attention. The choices for the Next Generation Squad Weapon-Fire Control (NGSW-FC) had been down to offerings from 元Harris and Vortex Optics, and on January 7 it was announced the Vortex unit won the selection process. Army recently announced that it has chosen an optic for its Next Generation Squad Weapon system. ![]()
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