Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A soldier fires an M240L machine gun, Aug. 3, 2018. The M240 has been a staple of U.S. firepower for nearly 50 years. Heavy, ...

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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 ...

U.S. Army maneuver officials are testing a new sound suppressor that can quiet the M240 machine gun enough for gunners to easily hear fire commands. The Maneuver Battle Lab at Fort Benning, Georgia ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Army is currently conducting a Platoon Arms and Ammunition Configuration Study, which was designed to help determine the small arms requirements for infantry ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Studies are now underway. In addition to replacing the 7.62mm M240 medium machine gun, the services are also reportedly seeking to find a replacement for the .50 caliber ...

A new caliber machine gun under partnered development with both Special Operations Command and the Marine Corps is set to replace the existing M240 machine gun platform for infantry units and, in some ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. (Sept. 28, 2018) - As part of changing one-station unit training (OSUT) for Infantry Soldiers from 14 to 22 weeks, trainees received instruction on the M240-series medium machine gun ...