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The weapon which is one of the possible designated weapons to replace the M249 machine gun is finally publicly unveiled. Sig SAUER revealed the US Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program at the DSEI 2019 defense exhibition in...

Given the problems experienced by some bullpup designs -- the teething troubles of Britain's notorious SA80 come to mind - focusing on reliability may have been a wise decision. Israel builds its own high-tech military equipment, such as tanks, missiles...

Having lots of ammunition is good. Carrying lots of ammunition, not so good. So, U.S. Special Operations Command is looking for ammunition that weighs 40 percent less than current cartridges for machine guns and rapid-fire miniguns. The goal of the feasibility...

Sig Sauer held a presentation fire with its recently unveiled .338 Norma Magnum, belt-fed machine gun last month as part of the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade show. The new machine gun also comes in 7.62mm caliber. The weapon,...

The SOCOM's new lightweight machine gun to replace M240 SAW could be Sig Sauer's SLMG, a brand new designed machine gun. The SLMG, the Sig Sauer Lightweight Machine Gun, was unveiled this week at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor...

The Israel Defence Force adopted a heavy-barreled version of their standard Galil rifle as their squad automatic weapon and used it for several years, but in the late 1980s decided that a more purpose-built light machine gun would be...

The Minimi light machine gun was developed by the famous Belgian company FN Herstal, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Mass production began in 1982 in Belgium, and at about the same time it has been adopted by...