Here Are Some Of The Weapons The U.S. Military Will Be Using Next Year

A Soldier tests the M3E1 Multi-role Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System. US Army

Business Insider/Task & Purpose: Here are some of the awesome weapons and gear US forces will be taking into battle next year

* US forces are expected to receive a lot of new weapons and gear in 2019, everything from sniper rifles to body armor to new sidearms.
* These are a few of the new pieces of defense equipment that US troops will be taking into battle in the year ahead.

With the fiscal year 2019 defense budget put to bed without a bloody fight among lawmakers for the first time in recent memory, there are plenty of goodies for rank-and-file U.S. service members tucked into the massive appropriation measure — and not just their largest pay raise in more than a decade.

Here's a brief overview of all the new gear headed into the waiting hands of soldiers and Marines downrange in 2019.

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WNU Editor: Impressive.

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