Most next gen assault rifles are still chambered in the 5.56x45Nato, is this the way to go? I mean people have been complaining about the lack of stopping power especially when shoot at long range, but studies actually show that the engagement distance will be even shorter in the future than it is now.
The dynamics of a future battlefield require even faster target acquisition and engagement than today.
Next gen bulletproof vests easily defeat today's common calibers, what would the solution be?
regarding the rifle design, why is it that the "newest" designs are split between traditional rifle layout and bullpop, like the SCAR, HK416, XM8 etc. vs. Tavor, SAR21, QBZ95 etc. Well obviously it's easier and cheaper to base a new rifle on an already well known design like the HK416 but still ...