Army Future Program Merges .50-Cal Machine Gun & Mk 19 Grenade Launcher into 1 Weapon
[Kris Osborn]
Kris Osborn
Yesterday at 12:38 PM
The Army is in the early stages of beginning to create requirements for a new externally-mounted weapon to replace both the M2 .50-cal machine gun and the Mk19 grenade launcher.
Future .50-cal Innovations
The Army is in the early stages of beginning to create requirements for a new externally-mounted weapon to replace both the M2 .50-cal machine gun and the Mk19 grenade launcher.
The idea is to simulteneously lighten the load of mobile attack forces while increasing their lethaltiy and envelope of attack with a single system that achieves the offensive firepower, and desired combat effects, of both weapons.
http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1696176-army-merges-50-cal-grenade-launcher-into-1
