The XM250 is the U.S. military designation for the SIG LMG 6.8, a 6.8×51mm (.277 in), gas-operated, belt -fed light machine gun designed by SIG Sauer for the U.S. Army 's Next Generation Squad Weapon Program in 2022 to replace the M249 light machine gun.

Apr 20, 2022 · Both are to be chambered around the new 6.8x51mm SIG FURY cartridge promising more penetration at-range over that of the in-service 5.56mm cartridge, particularly against body-armored targets.

May 17, 2022 · The XM250, Sig Sauer's light machine gun, is the tentative NGSW-AR winner. Like the XM5, it is chambered in 6.8x51mm. It is expected to replace the M249 SAW in front-line service with the...

Jan 6, 2025 · According to a report by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the IDF’s acquisition involves Sig Sauer’s XM250 in 7.62x51mm, a variant of the one used by the U.S. Army, initially chambered for the 6.8x51mm cartridge.

The SIG M250 is chambered in .277 SIG Fury, also known as 6.8x51mm and is likely to soon get a NATO designation. This round was developed from the 7.62 NATO cartridge and was re-designed to handle chamber pressures of 80,000PSI.

Jul 18, 2022 · Both weapons are chambered for SIG’s 6.8x51mm FURY Hybrid ammo to significantly increase Army warfighters’ combat range, accuracy and lethality.

Jun 1, 2022 · The NGSW XM250 LMG — say that five times fast — is a light machine gun slated to replace the M249 Squad Assault Weapon (SAW). Both are chambered in 6.8 x 51mm, formally a part of the 6.8...

Jan 5, 2025 · The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have 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.

Apr 16, 2024 · The brand-new M7 and M250, both chambered in hard-hitting 6.8x51mm (.277 SIG Fury), will be issued to the Army’s active and reserve Close-Combat Force (CCF), specifically identified as infantrymen, cavalry scouts, combat engineers, combat medics, special operations troops, and forward observers.

Apr 20, 2022 · The Army is actively looking for an M240 6.8mm conversion kit for the M240B and/or M240L machine guns, both of which are chambered in 7.62mm weapons, while preserving the “durability, reliability, and function of the M240 weapon platform,” the Army said in …