A Closer Look at the Barrett 30mm Infantry Support Rifle

The SSRS is specifically designed for lethality and soldier safety. The SSRS offers advanced anti-defilade features that permit soldiers to take on threats hidden behind concealment.

Barrett Firearms, known for their high-caliber rifles has teamed up in partnership with MARS Inc, a tech startup that is competing at the US Army’s xTechSoldier lethality competition and developed the squad support grenade system. They showcased their invention at SHOT Show 2025.

Features

United States Military relies on many different sniper weapons to take out enemy soldiers and material targets at a distance. The Army uses various models over the long periods. This ranges between the Remington 700 classic to the Barrett 82 much bigger. The new rifle is sure to make things more interesting. The elegantly designed 30mm bartt infantry support weapon during SHOT Show in 2022. It’s possibly one of the best-designed weapons weapon of its kind to date.

The 30mm barrette infantry support rifle is a collaboration between Barrett Firearms and MARS Inc. A cutting-edge tech start-up that’s a finalist in the US Army’s xTechSoldier Lethality competition. It’s the result: Squad Support Rifle System, or SSRS. It’s developed to become an important component of the future lethality of soldiers in the Army’s systems that offer modern counter-defilade features to deter the threats hidden behind cover. It’s also developed to thwart unmanned aerial vehicles as well as threats that are dismounted.

Unlike the current M320, the SSRS is able to fire several rounds simultaneously and will engage targets that are up to 500 meters away. Semi-automatic magazines-fed weapons have an elliptical trajectory, which reduces shot flight time over longer distances.

It also has the ability to fire the programmable weapon that is adapted to different scenarios. They include proximity airbursts to stop personnel from being killed, proximity delays to destroy vehicle defilades, as well as secured proximity airbursts to clear areas.

SSRS is currently in development and will test later this year. The company is expected to display it during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual conference in 2024. The event will showcase the latest addition to the Army’s Precision Grenade System program. The PGS is intended to replace the M320’s aging Launcher for grenades, with the SSRS set to debut along with the other competitors like FN American’s PGS-001. Visit at the Barrett Booth #3615 in order to find out more about the SSRS and to see the SSRS operating.

Design

The 30-millimeter barratt infantry rifle is a modern variant of the classic weapon. It was developed for current needs and features accuracy and precision, while retaining battlefield practicity. It has capabilities for counter-defilade that allow soldiers to eliminate the threats hidden under cover. It also allows soldiers to combat unmanned aerial systems as well as opponents mounted at close range with accuracy. The MRAD reduces fatigue for soldiers and offers a user-friendly design which makes it simple for people to customize. The Tennessee gunmaker has won multiple military contracts for the MRAD among them The U.S. Army, Marine Corps and Special Operations Command.

Barrett Firearms showcased their newest innovations during Barrett Firearms’ latest innovation at the Association of the United Barrettforsale.com States Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition in 2024. The Squad Support Rifle System is an innovative rifle which helps soldiers become more agile on the battlefield. The SSRS is the company’s first entry to the military’s PGS program, a plan which aims to increase soldier lethality and agility in the field.

The SSRS was designed to be an authentic partner with an M4 carbine. The user-friendly design of the SSRS resembles an assault rifle and includes an integrated buttstock, as well as a five-round ammunition magazine. It can shoot an array of different ammunition which includes airburst rounds which allows for the most flexibility.

According to Barrett According to Barrett SSRS is capable of engaging non-manned aerial systems as well as dismounted enemy at short range in a precise manner. The design is light and reduces fatigue for soldiers and allows them to acquire targets quickly. It also has the ability to be chambered to meet the diverse demands that are required by military personnel of the U.S. Military.

The SSRS is able to be incorporated with a variety of accessories including thermal and night visions. The SSRS will launch by 2025. If the SSRS is successful, it will replace the M24 and M110 grenade launchers and the SAW M249. The SSRS can be fitted in light attack helicopters, as well as armored cars. It could be an arsenal that is both versatile and highly efficient.

Performance

If you’re a lover of the Star Wars series, you’ll be thrilled to hear there’s a new weapon for you can now find out that the U.S. Army is developing the latest weapon for their Grenadiers. It’s like the weapon Luke Skywalker utilizes to take out his adversaries in the films. The rifle is 30 meters long which can fire high-energy precision bullets and exploding rounds. Semi-automatic guns can shoot targets as far as 35 meters to 500 meters, including those hidden behind cover.

This rifle is the result of a partnership between Barrett Firearms and MARS Inc MARS Inc., a technology start-up becoming a major player in the army market by introducing innovative gun systems. This rifle was designed to work with the Army’s Precision Grenadier System program (PGS), which aims to revolutionize infantry weaponry. The rifle combines a weapon device with a sophisticated fire-control system and specially-designed ammunition that will ensure superiority against rival threats.

The SSRS comes with massive 30mm rounds that weigh the same as Red Bull cans, and designed to provide high-end precision, lethality and multi-role functionality. The SSRS has capabilities for counter-defilade that can neutralize enemy threats hiding inside defilade locations, the latest technology to fight UAS, which allows soldiers to eliminate UAVs without manned pilots, and light weight design which reduces the fatigue of soldiers for greater performance in the field.

Another striking feature of the SSRS is the deep cuttings in the rifling that aid these huge rounds smash through the barriers and directly into targets after target, at distances of up as 700 feet. The barrel on the SSRS is threaded so that it can be used with muzzle brakes and suppressors, which will increase the capability to stop the bullet. It weighs just 13.9 pounds and comes with a built-in 84 MOA rail for attachments that can be used in tactical situations.

Barrett’s MRAD has already become a well-loved selection for military contractors. The Tennessee-based company has achieved an optimal balance of user-friendly functions and features for battlefield use in addition to capability flexibility. The SSRS comes in 5.56mm or 7.62mm calibers, as well as 338 Lapua.

Knight Technical Solutions Multipurpose Intelligence Grenade Systems the XPG-01 of FN America, Rheinmetal SSW40 and Knight Technical Solutions Multipurpose Intelligent Grenade System are all vying for the PGS Contract. The winner will be announced in 2026.

Security

If you’re looking for a gun that can take out drones, positions of defilade, and dismounted threats with ease you should look no further than the Barrett MRAD. This awesome rifle comes with a 30-millimeter chamber, and is the stuff of tactical dreams. The thing is, it’s not made available to the general population — as of yet.

Instead, the Army is currently testing the MRAD within its Precision Grenade System (PGS) program. The MRAD was designed for modern war. It’s a universal sniper weapon that is able to handle a range of combat scenarios without necessity of using various ammunitions or equipment that is specialized.

The Army collaborated together with MARS Inc. to create the MRAD. MARS Inc. was a technology start-up and one of the winners of the Army’s xTechSoldier contest. This resulted in the SSRS it was revealed at the 2024 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual meeting.

Contrary to other 30mm infantry support rifles, the SSRS isn’t dependent on a tripod and can be carried by a soldier like the traditional assault rifle. The SSRS measures 33.9 inches long and 13.9 pounds weighty. It has a 12-inch barrel with deep Rifling cuts that ensure the 30mm round remains in the right place.

The SSRS offers a range of programmable fuze mode options that can be programmed to meet the operators’ specifications. For example, proximity airburst can defeat tiny UAS and unmounted targets the proximity delay that can be used to eliminate people in defilade, gated proximity airburst for cluttered environments and mechanical point detonate that can destroy targets made of light material, and self-destruct for increased survivability.

The SSRS will be the standard infantry support weapon for all military branches, as long as it satisfies Army specifications. It is expected to replace the M240LF as well as the BarrettForSale M249 SAW, bringing improved performance and flexibility to frontlines. To learn more about the Barrett 30 be sure to check out Task & Purpose’s news coverage here. T&P will be sending exclusive updates on gear to your mailbox every day. Sign up today! The T&P team is on Facebook and Twitter.