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 the U.S. Army 's Next Generation Squad Weapon Program in 2022 to replace the M249 light machine gun.

2022年4月20日 · For soldiers involved in close-quarters combat, the XM5 will eventually replace the M4/M4A1 carbine rifle, while the XM250 will replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon.

2022年5月17日 · The largest and most sweeping small arms program developed by the U.S. military since the 1950s, the Next Generation Squad Weapon initiative recently picked Sig Sauer to provide the XM5 rifle and...

2024年12月5日 · As part of the ambitious Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) program, the XM250 is designed to replace the standard M249 Squad Automatic Weapon in the U.S. Army, offering troops a more lethal, accurate, and versatile weapon system for the modern battlefield.

The XM250 is a lightweight, belt-fed, select fire, 6.8mm light machine gun. It has fully ambidextrous controls, a collapsible buttstock, MLOK® mounting locations, and a recoil...

2023年9月22日 · APG will see the process yet again when it embarks on a limited user test of the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW), the XM-7 rifle and XM-250 automatic rifle (a machine gun referred...

2024年12月13日 · Key Points: The U.S. Army’s XM250 light machine gun replaces the M249 SAW, enhancing firepower and range with the new 6.8mm round, designed to penetrate next-gen body armor.

2022年4月20日 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the SIG-Sauer M250 (XM250) Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) / Light Machine Gun (LMG) including pictures.

2022年10月13日 · Its potent 6.8mm cartridge outperforms the current 5.56mm, which has been in the spotlight since the Vietnam War, where many soldiers felt that less stopping power was a disadvantage...

2022年7月18日 · Both weapons are chambered for SIG’s 6.8x51mm FURY Hybrid ammo to significantly increase Army warfighters’ combat range, accuracy and lethality.