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Army Fails To Justify Need For Long-Delayed XM25 Air-Burst Weapon, DoD Watchdog Says

Army Fails To Justify Need For Long-Delayed XM25 Air-Burst Weapon, DoD Watchdog Says
A Soldier aims an XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement weapon system at Aberdeen Test Center, Md.

The Defense Department spending watchdog recommends the Army cancel the significantly delayed XM25 shoulder-fired air-burst weapon program within 30 days unless it can justify the need for the weapon and the quantities it plans to procure.A semiautomatic, shoulder-fired weapon that fires 25mm high-explosive, air-burst ammunition, the XM25 is designed to allow soldiers to fire at enemies in concealed positions at up to 500 meters. The program has experienced considerable delays, cost increases and performance failures since entering engineering and manufacturing…

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