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, ...

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 ...

The Army has initiated an expansive study to identify a potential replacement for the M240 machine gun in soldier arsenals By Jared Keller Published Nov 7, 2020 5:25 PM EST The Army has initiated an ...

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 ...

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 ...

An M240 in Afghanistan in the 1980s. The Ukrainian army’s giant mortar is something of a mystery. We don’t know where the Ukrainians got their 240-millimeter M240 or M240s. Nor do we know which ...