The XM250 is a lightweight, belt-fed, select fire, 6.8mm light machine gun. (Garrett Dacko/Army) The Army is one step closer to producing millions of rounds each year of its newest caliber for the ...

INDEPENDENCE, Missouri – The U.S. Army’s Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, along with the Joint Munitions Command, officially broke ground on a new 6.8 mm ammunition ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — The U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC) has awarded the 2024 Maj. Gen. Harold J. “Harry” Greene Award for Innovation to the 6.8 mm Next Generation Squad Weapon Ammunition Team on ...

Key point: It all rests on basic physical properties: the ammunition has reached its limit of what the ballistic gunpowder can propel and that’s it. Will the U.S. Army follow through on a plan to ...

A computer-generated image of the US Army's new 6.8 mm ammunition production facility being built at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri. (US Army) The US Army's Joint Program Executive Office ...

The Army is one step closer to producing millions of rounds each year of its newest caliber for the service’s newest rifle and light machine gun combination — the Next Generation Squad Weapon. The ...