Welcome to What’s Next In War, a special issue where Task & Purpose breaks down what’s on the horizon for the U.S. military. After nearly five years of development, the Army could be just weeks away ...

Gladius Paratroopers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, unleash the firepower of M240 and M249 machine guns during a daytime qualification at Fort Bragg, North ...

CAMP CASEY, South Korea -- The sky was covered with clouds, but the heat penetrated to the surface. Once the dust had settled and all the rounds had been fired, the Soldiers stood up and looked down ...

The U.S. Army will buy new automatic infantry weapons starting in 2022, replacing the existing M4 carbine and M249 squad automatic weapon. The weapons will include new technology, particularly a new, ...

The Army wants to start fielding its Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle as early as 2022, but the Cold War-era M249 Squad Automatic Weapon could remain in the arsenal for decades to come. Army ...

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The Army selected Sig Sauer to build its Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle and automatic rifle, shown here, called the XM5 and XM250. (Sig Sauer) The Army plans to field in 2023 a rifle and light ...

Day three of the FORSCOM weapons marksmanship competition for the M249 light machine gun. Competitors take part in the shoot house portion of the days events. Posted on 9/27/2015 (2:24) ...

U.S. Army modernization officials told Congress recently that the service will begin fielding the 6.8mm weapons that will replace M249 squad automatic weapons and M4/M4A1 carbines in fall 2021. Lt.

The main difference between the M27 and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, however, is accuracy. The M249 is first and foremost a machine gun and is accurate to about twelve minutes of angle, meaning rounds ...

An M249 with a suppressor is fired to assess the performance and repeatability of the suppressor, which was produced at Picatinny Arsenal by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command ...