The M240 machine gun, officially the Machine Gun, 7.62 mm, M240, is the U.S. military designation for the FN MAG, [6] a family of belt-fed, gas-operated medium machine guns that chamber the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. [1] The M240 has been used by the United States Armed Forces since the late 1970s.

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The M240B is a belt-fed, air-cooled, gas-operated, fully automatic machine gun that fires from the open bolt position. This reliable 7.62mm machine gun delivers more energy to the target than...

While the M240B GPMG has an important dual-purpose role, it augments, rather than replaces, the Army’s true heavy machine gun, the Browning M2 .50 caliber, and its true light machine gun and squad automatic weapon, FN’s M249 SAW.

Dec 2, 2020 · The Army has initiated an expansive study to identify a potential replacement for the M240 machine gun in soldier arsenals, officials announced on Thursday.

Sep 12, 2022 · The US Army first adopted the machine gun in 1977, for use on the branch’s tanks. Over time, it and the US Marine Corps found more uses for the versatile weapon. The M240 is a belt-fed, gas-operated medium machine gun …

Provides significant, reliable and lethal medium support fire for aviation and ground units such as Infantry, Armor, Field Artillery and Combat Engineers. The M240B Medium Machine Gun is a...

Feb 18, 2022 · A soldier carries an M240L in Afghanistan (U.S. Army) Manufactured by the Belgian company Fabrique Nationale d’Herstal, the M240 is the military designation of the FN MAG. Chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO, the machine gun was first adopted by the United States in 1977 for use as a coaxial tank gun.

The M240, officially the Machine Gun, 7.62 mm, M240, is the US military designation for the FN MAG (Mitrailleuse A Gaz, 'gas-operated machine gun'; alternatively, Mitrailleuse d'Appui General...

The M240, formally United States Machine Gun, 7.62mm, is a family of belt-fed, gas operated medium machine guns firing the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge (w/ M13 Link). It is the US designation for the Belgian FN MAG 58 machine gun.