A platoon from the 101st Airborne Division will be the first to field the new weapons later this year.
The new helmet gives added protection at the same weight of the current helmet.
The company won the handgun, rifle and automatic rifle, 6.8mm rifle contracts and is competing for the medium machine gun replacement.
The first location to field the simulators will be the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California.
The Air Force also plans to dramatically increase spending on advanced engine research for NGAD.
Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division will be the first to field the new weapons and optics.
The shooting system could replace the 1980s-era MILES system.
“It may be that we completely break the [Air Force Specialty Code] structure," said Lt. Gen. Caroline Miller, the service's personnel chief.
Units with 101st Airborne Division and 75th Ranger Regiment are testing the weapons now.
The unit will test how mobile they are with new weapons as compared to legacy firearms.
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