The XM29 OICW (Objective Individual Combat Weapon) was a series of prototypes of a new type of assault rifle that fired 20 mm HE airbursting projectiles. The prototypes were developed as part of the Objective Individual Combat Weapon program in the 1990s.

The Objective Individual Combat Weapon or OICW was the next-generation service rifle competition that was under development as part of the United States Army OICW program; the program was eventually discontinued without bringing the weapon out of the prototype phase. The acronym OICW is often used to refer to the entire weapons program.

The XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement (CDTE) System, [5] also known as the Punisher and Individual Semiautomatic Air Burst System was an airburst grenade launcher with programmable ammunition derived from the XM29 OICW.

Jul 7, 2011 · The OICW, designated as XM29 by the US Army, was a developmental infantry weapon system that was expected to revolutionize the close combat fight by substantially improving the infantry soldier's...

XM-29 OICW Description. The XM-29 is a combination weapon, which has the 20mm semi-automatic, magazine fed grenade launcher as its primary part, and the 5.56mm compact assault rifle as its secondary part.

The XM29 OICW or SABR ("Selectable Assault Battle Rifle") was an attempt to produce a next-generation hybrid firearm which would combine a "smart" airbursting grenade launcher (a bullpup design based loosely on the Heckler & Koch CAWS shotgun) with a 5.56mm rifle, with the aim of at least partially replacing the M16 rifle, Colt M4 carbine, and ...

May 12, 2021 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Heckler & Koch HK XM29 OICW Prototype Combination Assault Rifle / Weapons System including pictures.

The XM29 OICW (Objective Individual Combat Weapon) was the name for a series of prototypes of a new type of battle rifle that fired 20 mm airburst grenades. The prototypes were developed as part of the Objective Individual Combat Weapon program in the 1990s.

The XM29 Objective Individual Combat Weapon was a weapons system that attempted to combine a traditional assault rifle platform with an magazine-fed 20mm airburst grenade launcher. The OICW Program, run by the US Army, began in …

One of the high-profile prototypes in the OICW program was the Heckler & Koch XM29, developed by Arlington, Virginia-based Alliant Techsystems, Incorporated (though at the time it was marketed under the more influential Hong Kong label).