XM250 - Wikipedia
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.
Army Announces 2 New Rifles for Close-Combat Soldiers
Apr 20, 2022 · For soldiers involved in close-quarters combat, the XM5 will eventually replace the M4/M4A1 carbine rifle, while the XM250 will replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. Additionally, both new...
More on the Army's New XM5, XM250 Next Gen Weapons - Guns.com
May 17, 2022 · The largest and most sweeping small arms program developed by the U.S. military since the 1950s, the Next Generation Squad Weapon initiative recently picked Sig Sauer to provide the XM5 rifle...
How Well Do the Army's New XM5 and XM250 Guns Perform? - Military.com
Army officials have touted that the new XM5, the M4's replacement, and XM250, set to replace the SAW, pack a much harder punch and will improve the combat performance of ground troops. But thus...
Firing the Army’s New Rifle And Machine Gun Is A Weighty ... - Forbes
Sep 22, 2023 · The XM250 is a lightweight, belt-fed, air-cooled, gas-operated, select fire, suppressed light machine gun with similar features including a collapsible buttstock, two...
XM250 Next Generation Squad Weapon – Automatic Rifle
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.
Revolutionizing Soldier firepower: US Army adopts next-gen …
Oct 3, 2023 · Both the XM7 Rifle and the XM250 Automatic Rifle are primed to replace their predecessors, the 5.56mm caliber M4s and M249 SAWs, and introduce a slew of advancements in military firepower.
NGSW signifies an evolution in Soldier lethality
May 13, 2022 · The Army recently announced that the Next Generation Squad Weapon, the XM5 rifle and XM250 light machine gun will replace the M4/M16 rifle and the 249 light machine gun, with some Soldiers...
Army moving forward with Next Generation Squad Weapon …
Mar 15, 2023 · Last April, the Army awarded a contract to Sig Sauer to produce the Next Generation Squad Weapon — or NGSW — XM7 Rifle, XM250 Automatic Rifle and a 6.8mm family of ammunition to replace the...
US Army Promotes New Generation Squad Weapons NGSW XM7 …
May 7, 2024 · The event highlighted the advanced capabilities of the new XM7 assault rifle and the XM250 light machine gun, which are set to replace the current M4 rifles and M249 light machine guns used by U.S. troops.