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 · 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5月2日 · Army officials have touted that the new XM5, the M4's replacement, and XM250, set to replace the SAW, pack a much harder punch and will improve the combat performance of ground troops. But thus...

2023年10月6日 · But the M250 is 2.7 pounds lighter than the SAW. Troops will carry fewer rounds with both new systems — 140 for the XM7 compared to 210 for the M4, and 400 rounds for the XM250 compared with...

The Army announced April 20, 2022, that it will procure the new XM250 automatic rifle, which will eventually replace the M249 squad automatic weapon, through a contract signed with Sig Sauer, a...

2022年11月11日 · It looks like the Army is finally listening as it will field the Next-Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW), designated the M5, in 2023. The NGSW program will also replace the M249 squad automatic weapon, known as the SAW, with a new model called the M250. These new weapons will fire a larger caliber round. No more weaker 5.56mm NATO chambered …

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.

2023年8月17日 · SIG Sauer is manufacturing the first batch of ammunition to go with the M7/M250, while the Army builds a new facility to produce it at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence,...