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Designed for the civilian market. XM214 Microgun: Rotary-barrel machine gun United States: 1970s–1990s Scaled down version of the M134 Minigun. M249 light machine gun: Light machine gun United States: 1984–present Derived from the FN Minimi. Colt Automatic Rifle: Light machine gun United States: 1994–present Derived from the M16 rifle.
The M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), [4] [5] [6] formally the Light Machine Gun, 5.56 mm, M249, is the United States Armed Forces adaptation of the Belgian FN Minimi, a light machine gun manufactured by FN Herstal (FN).
This list contains weapons that are classified as crew-served, as the term is used in the United States military.. While the general understanding is that crew-served weapons require more than one person to operate them, there are important exceptions in the case of both squad automatic weapons (SAW) and sniper rifles.
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The IAR would be a non-developmental, 5.56mm automatic rifle that would be more durable and reliable than the M249 SAW. [ 3 ] The Marine Corps put across a specified kit that would accompany the IAR, which were a rear aperture sight (Matech BUIS), a blank firing adapter , cleaning kit, Grip Pod, 3-point sling , an operators' manual and ...
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In January 2022, the SIG MCX-Spear was released on the civilian market. [ 4 ] On April 19, 2022, the United States Army awarded a 10-year contract to Sig Sauer to produce the XM7 rifle, along with the XM250 Machine gun, to replace the M4 carbine and M249 light machine gun, respectively.