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.

A light machine gun (LMG) is a light-weight machine gun designed to be operated by a single infantryman, with or without an assistant, as an infantry support weapon. LMGs firing cartridges of the same caliber as the other riflemen of the same combat unit are often referred to as squad automatic weapons .

Mar 29, 2024 · The Army has officially fielded its Next Generation Squad Weapon systems to its first unit, replacing its M4 and M249 weapons in a change decades in the making.

It is officially classified as an LWMG (Light Weight Machine Gun) and was developed as a replacement for the Mk 43 Mod 0/1, itself a variant of the M60 machine gun. Reliability issues with the M60 and its design variants led the US Army to replace it with the M240B in the mid-1990s.

Dec 5, 2024 · As part of the ambitious Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) program, the XM250 is designed to replace the standard M249 Squad Automatic Weapon in the U.S. Army, offering troops a more lethal, accurate, and versatile weapon system for the modern battlefield.

Jan 20, 2020 · The Army and Marine Corps-issue M240 machine gun in 7.62 x 51mm NATO can weigh up to 27 pounds, and has an effective range out to approximately 800 meters.

Jun 27, 2024 · The U.S. Army Medical Test Evaluation Activity (USAMTEAC) conducted a holistic assessment of the employment and use of the M249 LMG in other medical formations.

The 5.56mm Minimi, also known as the M249 in the U.S. military, is a gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed light machine gun that has been a cornerstone of modern infantry tactics.

The M249 light machine gun is organic to the Infantry platoon and squads. It provides rifle squads with a light automatic weapon for employment during assault. (See figure F-1, page F-4.) The M249 also can be used in the medium machine gun role in …

The XM250 is a lightweight, belt-fed, select fire, 6.8mm light machine gun. It has fully ambidextrous controls, a collapsible buttstock, MLOK® mounting locations, and a recoil mitigation system.