The new rifle can strike targets at 1,500 to 1,800 meters.
The 450,000-square-foot plant in Independence, Missouri, is expected to be fully operational by 2028.
As technology advances, the gear soldiers use to survive on the battlefield and accomplish their missions becomes more sophisticated.
Much of what has been the shooting standard is out the window in what Marines are calling the biggest change to shooting protocols in over a century.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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