BARNEVELD, Wis. – American, family-owned Vortex Optics was selected by the U.S. Army to produce and deliver up to 250,000 Next Generation Squad Weapons – Fire Control (NGSW-FC) systems over a 10-year production period, beginning in 2022. The Vortex Optics NGSW-FC, dubbed the XM157, was designed and built with the needs of the current and future war