They can have reduced overall length with similar ballistics to a traditional round of comparable mass.Also, they may avoid the risk of damage to the projectile during the loading process, and may simplify and increase the reliability of magazines and other feed mechanisms.[6][7] Cased telescoped ammunition for the LSAT light machine gun has reached technology readiness level 7.[8] In August 2013, AAI Corporation was awarded a $US2.05 million contract to continue developing parts of the US LSAT program.[9] Beginning in late 2020, a polymer telescopic case based rifle designed by Textron, a US based defense contractor, was under consideration in the Next Generation Squad Weapon trials run by the United States Army.
Telescoped ammunition for the 40 mm Cased Telescoped Armament System (CTAS) by
CTA International
