Next Generation Squad Weapon

The Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon

The lore filtered down from American ground forces in Vietnam—and later from those in Iraq, Afghanistan and other conflicts—was that the M16 and its related M4 platform worked well when they worked, but sometimes failed spectacularly under various combinations of dust, dirt and heat.

Classics: Model 1895 Browning Machine Gun

This is the story of a "potato digger," more accurately a Model 1895 Browning belt-fed, air-cooled machine gun. The Model 1895 was designed by the creative genius of John M. Browning, manufactured by Colt and was the first American machine gun ever manufactured.

Watch: FN M249S Para Rifle

FN America is expanding on its Military Collector's line with the new M249S Para Rifle, a collapsible and shortened version of the M249S.

FN America M249S Rifle

Think happiness is a belt-fed rifle? FN has just the thing.

Review: FN America M249S Rifle

Think happiness is a belt-fed rifle? FN America has just the thing in its FN M249S.

FNH-USA M249S Video

Here's a quick look at the FNH-USA M249S.

ARES Defense Shrike 5.56

This innovative design turns the AR platform into an adaptable, dual-fed system suitable for almost any mission.

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