Sig Sauer 宣布，一架搭载其全新 M250 轻机枪的重型四旋翼无人机已完成一项测试，要求其从空中识别并打击目标。
A heavy-duty quadcopter carrying Sig Sauer’s new M250 light machine gun has completed a test requiring it to identify and engage targets from the air, the company announced Tuesday.
Sig Sauer 与以色列航空航天工业公司（Israel Aerospace Industries）共同完成了该测试，后者是可重复使用无人机 Fire Storm 250 的制造商，该无人机可在空中停留两小时，并配备有稳定的机枪安装装置。
Sig Sauer completed the test in concert with Israel Aerospace Industries, maker of the Fire Storm 250, a reusable drone that can stay airborne for two hours and is designed with a stabilized machine-gun mount.
根据公司周二的公告，测试要求系统在模拟战场上方悬停，使用机载摄像头识别目标，并以单发和半自动射击模式“从不同距离和高度”进行射击。对于这款去年十月首次亮相的无人机而言，这是一个快速的开发进程。国防出版物《简氏防务评论》（Janes）曾在二月报道称，该系统的飞行测试计划于 2026 年夏季进行。
According to a Tuesday announcement from the companies, the test required the system to hover over a simulated battlefield, ID targets with an onboard camera and fire on them using both single-shot and semi-automatic firing modes “from varying distances and altitudes.”It’s a fast development timeline for the drone, which was first unveiled last October. The defense publication Janes reported in February that flight tests for the system were scheduled for summer 2026.
正如《简氏防务评论》所报道的，该系统融合了 Sig 的微型遥控武器系统以及 M250，后者的一个版本将作为下一代小队武器（Next-Generation Squad Weapon）计划的一部分，取代陆军的 M249 分队自动武器。
The system, as Janes reported, incorporates Sig’s micro-remote-controlled weapon system along with the M250, a version of which is set to replace the Army’s M249 squad automatic weapon as part of the service’s Next-Generation Squad Weapon program.
根据周二的公告，该系统可携带 200 发弹药以及重 53 磅的遥控武器站（RCWS）。它能够垂直起降，适合在艰苦的前线地区作战。
According to Tuesday’s announcement, the system can carry 200 rounds of ammunition and the 53-pound RCWS. It can take off and land vertically, lending itself to operation in austere forward locations.
公司表示：“传感器信息和火控数据被融合为一个统一的瞄准解决方案，使操作员能够获得持续的作战态势图，并支持快速的传感器到射手循环。”
“Sensor information and fire-control data are combined into a unified targeting solution, giving the operator a continuous operational picture and supporting a rapid sensor-to-shooter cycle,” the companies said.
根据Janes报告，内燃机可以接受多种喷气燃料，使得无人机能够在野外重复使用。公司表示，该系统的设计是为了“在人力和支援需求有限的情况下”陪伴战术单位。虽然此前有报道称该系统融入了人工智能以自动化跟踪和检测的部分环节，但公司强调了其有人在回路中的火控系统，允许人类操作员在接收来自Fire Storm 250载机载传感器的图像和跟踪数据的同时，作出交战和开火决策。
An internal combustion engine can accept a variety of jet fuels, allowing the drone to be reused in the field, per the Janes report. It’s designed, according to the company, to accompany tactical units “with limited manpower and support requirements.”While it’s previously been reported that the system incorporates artificial intelligence to automate components of tracking and detection, the companies emphasized its human-in-the-loop fire control system, allowing human operators to make engagement and fire decisions while receiving imagery and tracking data from the Fire Storm 250’s onboard sensors.
“FIRE STORM 250汇聚了世界上最先进的技术，”SIG SAUER以色列总经理Sali Okanin在一份公告中表示。“我们为全新的SIG SAUER M250感到自豪，这是经过实战检验的技术。它是一条弹链供弹平台，射程比旧系统更远，且重量更轻——这不仅能带来小队级别的优势，还能使无人机能力成为可能。”SIG SAUER高管本月早些时候对《军事时报》表示，M250的装备预计将在明年上半年开始。
“FIRE STORM 250 brings together the most advanced technologies in the world,” Sali Okanin, Israel General Manager for SIG SAUER, said in an announcement. “We’re proud of the new SIG SAUER M250, which is combat-proven technology. It is a belt-fed platform with greater range than legacy systems and weight savings that not only provide squad-level benefits but also make drone capabilities possible.”Sig Sauer executives told Military Times earlier this month that fielding for the M250 is expected to begin in the first half of next year.
虽然陆军版本的武器采用SIG SAUER内部研发的6.8X51mm弹药，但以色列国防军自2025年起开始使用7.62X51mm变体。据报道，Fire Storm 250可以携带这两种弹药中的任意一种。
While the Army’s version of the weapon is chambered in Sig Sauer’s internally developed 6.8X51mm ammo, the Israel Defense Forces began using a 7.62X51mm variant in 2025. The Fire Storm 250 reportedly can carry either.