The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon ... The SAW was developed through an initially Army-led research and development effort and eventually a Joint NDO program in the late 1970s/early 1980s to restore ...

FN America, LLC, the manufacturer of military product lines, was awarded a firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract, valued up to ...

The rest of the Army will continue to be outfitted with the M4 and M249 for the foreseeable future. The tech of the fire control is vital in order to take full advantage of the added range and ...

According to a service news release, the new course is 12 days long and focuses on the six individual and crew-served weapons most commonly found within the Army Reserve: M2, MK19, M240B ...

The XM7 is the Army's replacement for the M4 while the XM250 will replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. Both new weapons are chambered in 6.8mm, a larger and more powerful round than the legacy ...

the M4 carbine and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, among the close combat forces. Both are chambered in the legacy 5.56 mm cartridge. The Army is leading the project, while the Marine Corps and ...