Quote Originally Posted by Zundfolge View Post
"For the first time in 50 years..."?


What do any of these systems do that can't be done with the current AR platform?

Seems to me like a big ole waste of money.
So nostalgic. Reminds me of my conversations with my dad who insists on being buried with an M1 Garand and called me a wuss for carrying a plastic toy from Mattel.

The federal government is so good at one thing that no one else in the world can compete. They print and spend money. If some of that waste buys a better weapon and makes our troops more effective and is able to save a trooper's life, so be it.