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The American subsidiary of Belgian gunmaker Fabrique Nationale (FN) has delivered new prototype rifles and machine guns chambered to fire the 6.5x43mm Lightweight Intermediate Caliber Cartridge (LICC) to the U.S. military.
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FN America Delivers Guns Chambered In 6.5mm LICC For U.S. Military Testing

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 8, 2025

A U.S. Army armored unit recently tested an M1 Abrams tank armed with a 7.62x51mm M134 Minigun in place of one of its secondary machine guns.
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Minigun-Equipped M1 Abrams Tank Being Tested By Army

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 29, 2025

M240 Medium Machine Gun Successor Now Being Sought By U.S. Army
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M240 Medium Machine Gun Successor Now Being Sought By U.S. Army

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 10, 2025

The Army has signed off on the XM7 as the official replacement for the M4A1 Carbine.
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Sig Sauer’s XM7 Rifle Gets Army’s Seal Of Approval Despite Controversy (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated on May 22, 2025

The U.S. Army is looking at acquiring a new machine gun chambered to fire the .338 Norma Magnum cartridge, but that can also be converted to use the same 6.8x51mm ammunition as its next-generation M7 rifles and M250 light machine guns.
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Machine Gun With Longer Reach Sought By U.S. Army

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 12, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has reportedly acquired a version of the 6.8x51mm M250 light machine gun that Sig Sauer developed for the U.S. Army, but chambered to fire the NATO-standard 7.62x51mm round.
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Israel Buys 7.62x51mm Version Of U.S. Army’s New Sig Sauer M250 Light Machine Gun: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 3, 2025

The curious North Korean Type 73 machine gun is getting new attention as a result of the Hermit Kingdom's expanding support for Russia's war in Ukraine, which now includes the deployment of thousands of troops.
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North Korea’s Wacky Type 73 Machine Guns May Be Entering The Fight In Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 9, 2024

Mysterious M60 Machine Gun Contract Awarded By U.S. Army
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Mysterious M60 Machine Gun Contract Awarded By U.S. Army

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 30, 2024

A drone-hunting rifle-armed robot dog is being demonstrated at a US Army event dubbed Operation Hard Kill.
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Robot Dog With Gun Turret For Hunting Aerial Drones Being Tested By Army

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 7, 2024

The US Marine Corps is looking at new "buckshot-like" ammunition for its rifles, advanced optics, add-on jammers, and other new counter-drone capabilities for smaller units.
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Shotgun Pellet-Like Rifle Ammo, Gun-Mounted Jammers On Marine Anti-Drone Wishlist

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 15, 2024

Air Force mounts dual M240 machine guns to HH-60G Pave Hawk
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Check Out The New Twin M240 Door Guns For HH-60 Rescue Helicopters

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Nov 23, 2022

Chinese drone dog roof
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China Pairs Armed Robot Dogs With Drones That Can Drop Them Anywhere

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 5, 2022

Inside A Ukrainian ‘Monster Garage’ Where Volga Sedans Turn Into Battle Wagons
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Inside A Ukrainian ‘Monster Garage’ Where Volga Sedans Turn Into Battle Wagons

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jun 28, 2022

Volga Technical Ukraine Machine gun
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Volga Sedan Turned Into Machine Gun-Toting Tactical Vehicle By Ukrainian Forces

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jun 10, 2022

Public Zaporozhye
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Ukrainian Fighters With WWI Guns Channel 16th-Century Ancestors

By Dan Parsons

Posted on May 29, 2022

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The MH-6’s Plank-Mounted Machine Gun
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This Is Our Best Look Yet At The MH-6’s Plank-Mounted Machine Gun

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on May 20, 2022