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 ...

The Army is preparing to replace its long-serving M240B machine gun, launching a multibillion-dollar program to field a next-generation automatic weapon for frontline troops, according to newly ...

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group fire M240B machine guns during a live fire range on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 27, 2025. Through conducting this range, Marines ...

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), conduct ...

The “switch-barrel” conversion kit allows existing M240 machine guns initially chambered for the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge to convert to True Velocity’s advanced 6.8TVCM composite-cased cartridge with ...

Discover just how the machine gun has evolved over the years, from crude black powder cannons to the digital revolution.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fire a M240B machine gun during company attacks at Range 400, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, ...