Search For New 5.56mm “Flyweight” Special Operations Machine Gun To Kick Off Soon

The Flyweight Assault Machine Gun will provide a replacement for a lightweight special operations-specific version of the ...
Task & Purpose

The Army wants to replace the M240 medium machine gun

For decades, the U.S. military’s M240 medium machine gun has proven its worth, but now the Army is looking for something new. The Army’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget includes a project dubbed the ...
Military.com

Army Eyeing Replacement for M240B Machine Gun

U.S. Army Infantrymen Spc. Morgan Panlilio and Sgt. Zachary Payne, assigned to 10th Mountain Division, Task Force ARMADILLO, collaboratively operate an M240B, in Syria, June 9, 2025. (U.S. Army photo ...
Task & Purpose

The Army is replacing the M240 machine gun. Here’s what could come next

The M240 has been a staple of U.S. firepower for nearly 50 years. Heavy, rugged, and combat-proven, the belt-fed 7.62x51mm machine gun has been carried by generations of American troops in conflicts ...
American Rifleman

U.S. Army Awards $4.9 Million Contract for FN M240L Medium Machine Guns

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** A $4.9 million contract has been ...
Forbes

Firing the Army’s New Rifle And Machine Gun Is A Weighty Experience

PEO Soldier conducted a live fire event of the Next Generation Squad Weapon Systems during the Manuever Warfare Conference in Fort Moore, GA, September 13, 2023. The new SIG Sauer XM-7 rifle is being ...