SIG Sauer HYP 6.8x51 Rifle: The First DI Rifle for Hybrid Ammo

TFB   first showed the SIG HYP rifle  from the SIG NEXT Range Day in July 2025, when very few details were known. SIG Sauer's product page now fills in the picture, where the SIG HYP 6.8X51 goes under the tagline "Unlock the Potential of Hybrid Ammunition." Let’s ta...

By Eric B •

The Ultimate Light Machine Gun Concept

The modern light machine gun sits at an interesting crossroads. For decades, the basic concept has been the same: provide a small infantry unit with a belt-fed weapon capable of delivering sustained fire while remaining mobile enough to maneuver with the riflemen. But the character of modern comb...

By Lynndon Schooler •

Russian 6mm Program: The Search for a New Ballistic Solution

Kalashnikov Concern and Tula Cartridge Plant (TPZ) continue work on a new assault rifle cartridge. This has sparked new public interest after the publication of a Russian patent RU 2809501 C1. The Tula Cartridge Plant developed the new assault rifle ammunition in collaboration with the Kalashniko...

By Lynndon Schooler •

POTD: Army's NGSW Reaches Operational Units in Pacific

Photo Of The Day, and we find ourselves on the wrong side of the M7 Next Generation Squad Weapon. Transition to a new service rifle means more than issue and familiarization, particularly for units committed to near-peer readiness. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment "Battle&...

By Eric B •

NSWC Crane’s New Drone Killer Cartridge (DKC) Technology

Multi-projectile cartridges for anti-drone warfare are arguably the most rapidly developing type of small arms ammunition, with new options being introduced throughout the world at a frequency unseen before. Last week, we took a look at the latest multi-projectile cartridges developed in Russia, ...

By Hrachya H •

2015 Russian 6x49 Assault Rifles

In 2015, photographs and videos began circulating of several prototype rifle designs from the mid-2010s, chambered for an obscure experimental round, the 6x49, which was the Soviet Union's unified 6mm cartridge . The photos and videos show new developmental rifles chambered for the Soviet-er...

By Lynndon Schooler •