DSEI 2025: Barrett Firearms details next steps for its Squad Support Rifle System
A Barrett Firearms' Squad Support Rifle System prototype with Precision Targeting LLC fire control system, displayed at DSEI 2025. (Janes/ Amael Kotlarski)
US gunmaker Barrett Firearms gave more details of its 30 mm Squad Support Rifle System (SSRS) to Janes at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2025 exhibition held in London from 9 to 12 September.
In May 2025, the team composed of Barrett and Mars Inc. were awarded USD2 million of funding after having been declared the winners of the US Army xTechSoldier Lethality Competition in support of the US Army's Precision Grenadier System (PGS) requirement. DSEI 2025 was the first time that an SSRS prototype was publicly displayed outside of the United States.
The SSRS consists of a recoil operated, magazine-fed, self-loading, shoulder-fired, 30 mm rifle. The SSRS fires 30×42 mm grenades developed by Amtec Corp. It is equipped with an electro-optical fire control system developed by Precision Targeting LLC, named the DFC-PT (Direct Fire Control - Precision Targeting). The fire control system (FCS) includes a built-in weather station, laser range finder, integrated ballistic solver, and disturbed reticle.
The SSRS is fed from five round, detachable box-magazines. The current SSRS prototype weighs 6.3 kg with the FCS, is fitted with a 305 mm barrel (1:610 mm twist rate), and has an overall length of 861 mm. Additionally, the SSRS is intended for integration with a remote weapon station (RWS).
The SSRS fires its 30 mm ammunition with an average muzzle velocity of 203 m/s, allowing the round to have a time to target at 500 m of less than 3 seconds. The rounds follow a significantly flatter trajectory compared to existing 40×46 low and medium velocity grenades.
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