The Army is in the early stages of beginning to create requirements for a new externally-mounted weapon to replace both the M2 .50-cal machine gun and the Mk19 grenade launcher. The Army is in the ...
It’s the main reason the M2 has survived for a century without a replacement: nothing else ignores the cover and concealment doctrine quite like a .50 BMG round.
The Army's new lightweight .50-cal Machine Gun will better enable Soldiers to protect convoys, destroy enemies and move between combat locations. The Army currently operates 24,000 standard M2 machine ...