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 ...

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MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – Leaders have directed an immediate commandwide inventory of weapons after two recent incidents involving the loss of a Minot Air Force Base M240 machine gun and also grenade ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Global firearms manufacturer operating a site in northeast Richland County announces it has been awarded a $6.9 million contract to supply machine gun barrels to the US Department of ...

“The M240 machine gun is the renowned and proven general-purpose machine gun platform in the world and has been in service globally since it was introduced. Our efforts to continually adapt the ...

Paratroopers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion “Gladius”, 82nd Airborne Division, practice their M240 and M249 machine gun proficiency during a daytime qualification at Fort Bragg, ...

Drees was their gunner. Before the mission, Drees' main weapon, an Mk 19 grenade launcher, was not working, so he brought an M240 machine gun. On the way back, the unit was ambushed, taking heavy fire ...