US Army adopting the Sig 1-6x optic

[LittleLebowski]

https://taskandpurpose.com/military-...sauer-contract

The Army is picking up a new variable-power optic for the M4A1 carbine that'll let soldiers reach out at further ranges with more accuracy than before.

Army Contract Command has awarded a follow-on production contract to Sig Sauer to furnish the service with a Direct View Optic (DVO), a fresh accessory that will allow soldiers to quickly switch between 1x and 6x magnification, in contrast to the fixed magnification standard on the existing Rifle Combat Optic

"Variable power magnification optics combine the capabilities of the non-magnified optic’s ability to engage close quarter targets with a fixed-magnification optic’s ability to detect, recognize, identify, and precisely engage targets at extended ranges," according to the DVO solicitation that the Army issued in August 2019.

It's unclear which Sig Sauer optic the Army has selected to serve as its DVO, but this isn't the first time the service has purchased a 1-6x optic from the company: In 2018, the service selected the lightweight TANGO6T 1-6X24 mm optic for its new M110A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifle that's based on the Hechler and Koch's 7.62mm G28/HK417 rifle.

[ccmdfd]

Who makes SIG's optics?

[Greg]

Sig must have photos of SecDef in drag or something.

[LittleLebowski]

Who makes SIG's optics?

Probably LOW.

[John Hearne]

IIRC, Sig has a development team in the Pac NW with a lot of former Leupold employees. Not sure if they're manufacturing there too.

[Stephanie B]

Who makes SIG's optics?

People's Optics Factory #57 in Lanzhou?

[Suvorov]

I really wonder how these are going to be issued. Does the brass just want the soldiers to get a better look at the target before they miss it? Or will this optic, like the M17* - change the face of warfare as we know it?


* Pistol, NOT protective mask.

[Clusterfrack]

IIRC, Sig has a development team in the Pac NW with a lot of former Leupold employees. Not sure if they're manufacturing there too.

I can ask.

[Norville]

They spent all the money on HK rifles, it’s the best they could afford.

[Mike C]

They spent all the money on HK rifles, it’s the best they could afford.

Ha touché! But in all seriousness cheap glass and electronics are leaps and bounds above where they were many moons ago. Variable is definitely the future. I am no Sig apologist but if they can deliver good enough quality and reliability at a price point Uncle Sugar can afford with their poor mans budget, (after the HK's of course) why not.