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    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...
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  • Sauer to build the XM7 rifle to partly replace the M4 carbine, while the XM250 automatic rifle was to replace the M249 SAW in the LMG role. In both cases...
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    announced by the Army in early 2022: SIG Sauer to produce the XM7 rifle and XM250 automatic rifle, Vortex Optics to produce the XM157 fire-control system...
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    10-year contract to SIG Sauer to produce the XM7 rifle, along with the XM250 light machine gun, to replace the M4 carbine and M249 light machine gun...
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  • first unveiled at AUSA 2018. Development of the MG 338 also led to the NGSW XM250 design, chambered in 6.8×51mm, which was an offshoot of the MG 338. At one...
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  • contract for two Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) variations, the XM7 and XM250 automatic rifle, as well as for the 6.8 common cartridge ammunition used...
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  • and M249 light machine gun, which will be replaced by the XM7 rifle and XM250. Infantry is a core part of the Army's Brigade Combat Teams. The most numerous...
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    kg (17.6 lb) when empty.  China: People's Liberation Army QJS-161 QJY-88 XM250 Mk 48 machine gun PKP Pecheneg machine gun Lightweight Medium Machine Gun...
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    the M249 in USMC service. In 2022, the U.S. Army selected the SIG Sauer XM250 to replace the M249 SAW. In 1965, the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps' primary...
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  • 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...
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