For decades, the U.S. military’s M240 medium machine gun has proven its worth, but now the Army is looking for something new. The Army’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget includes a project dubbed the ...

The M240 has been a staple of U.S. firepower for nearly 50 years. Heavy, rugged, and combat-proven, the belt-fed 7.62x51mm machine gun has been carried by generations of American troops in conflicts ...

U.S. Army Infantrymen Spc. Morgan Panlilio and Sgt. Zachary Payne, assigned to 10th Mountain Division, Task Force ARMADILLO, collaboratively operate an M240B, in Syria, June 9, 2025. (U.S. Army photo ...

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Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, conducted grounded gunnery on Fort Hood, Texas, July 15, 2025. (Sgt. Hayden Epperley/Army) The Army is on the lookout ...

The Army is on the lookout for a replacement for its M240B machine gun, according to budget documents. The replacement program, dubbed the Future Medium Machine Gun, or FMMG, is aimed to replace the ...