The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, or SAW, is an individually portable, gas operated, magazine or disintegrating metallic link-belt fed, light machine gun with fixed headspace and quick change ...

Summary: The U.S. Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program aims to replace the M4 carbine and M249 light machine gun with the XM7 rifle and XM250 automatic rifle, both chambered in the ...

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 NGSW program is still on pace to eventually field two weapons — a rifle and an automatic rifle — to U.S. soldiers by 2022, which will replace both the M4 carbine and the M249 Squad ...

a major step towards finally testing out a replacement for the M4 carbine and M249 squad automatic weapon By Jared Keller Posted on Jan 31, 2019 8:35 PM EST The Army has issued a formal call for ...

The U.S. Army's chief of staff said Monday that its 6.8mm next-generation weapons, slated to replace the M249 squad automatic weapon and the M4A1 carbine, will be able to penetrate any body armor ...