The Marine Corps wants to purchase 250 MRAD sniper systems under SOCOM’s ASR program for roughly $4 million to “replace all current bolt-action sniper rifles” currently used by the service ...

SOCOM has also said it wants the ELR-SR to be ... Modernized versions of both rifles have been developed in the intervening decades. The .50 caliber Browning Machine Gun cartridge traces its ...

The army received 17,000 M7s and 3,000 M250s in 2024. These were distributed to army troops initially. SOCOM has options because SOCOM has always been free to buy and use whatever weapons it believes ...

The Mk22 traces its origins to a SOCOM program aimed at improving sniper rifle options for individual shooters. SOCOM officials first reported seeking a new precision sniper rifle in a late-2009 ...

According to Sig Sauer, SOCOM has completed its official safety certification for the MG 338 and taken delivery of “multiple systems” comprised of the machine gun, .338 Norma Magnum ammunition ...