The Heckler & Koch XM8 is a lightweight assault rifle system developed from the late 1990s to early 2000s. The rifle was designed by German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch (H&K), and shares design and engineering with their G36 rifle.

2022年1月16日 · The XM8 system grew out of the U.S. Army’s XM29 program in search of a successor to the in-service M4, and here is a behind-the-scenes look at Heckler & Koch's configurable system.

XM8本质上是XM29的5.56mm步枪部分，通过模块化组合使它成为单个机构，并可以根据不同的任务需要和作战地域，转换成不同的枪型或发射不同口径的弹药。

XM8為一種模組化武器系統，它能夠很容易地透過更換少量零件就變成由短槍管 個人防衛武器 到配備 兩腳架 的班用支援武器。 它還裝有一個內置式 瞄準鏡 和 鐳射指示器。 XM8的設計是源自由 艾利安特技術系統公司 （英語：Alliant Techsystems） 開發的XM29 OICW的步槍部份，而該武器的內部設計則是由H&K負責。 在OICW計劃無限期延遲後，美國陸軍要求承包商設計出一種源自XM29設計的獨立使用武器。 最初30枝XM8原型槍於2003年11月被交付到美國陸軍進行初次 …

2020年3月4日 · One of the main issues with the rifle was, it tried to be everything at once. Heckler & Koch planned for the XM series to have as many as 4 different variants to fill the role of the M249 Squad...

The XM8 was the U.S. military designation for a lightweight assault rifle system under development by the United States Army from the late 1990s to early 2000s. The rifle is designed by German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch (H&K), and shares design and engineering with their G36 rifle...

2018年9月28日 · As a 105mm caliber weapon, the XM8 would have had enough hitting power to tackle armored targets save for the latest generation of heavily armored main battle tanks. Suspected projectile types would include high-explosive (HE) and armor-defeating rounds for tactical flexibility.

2006年5月10日 · The XM8 represents the state-of-the-art technology for 5.56mm assault weapons. The XM8 is a multi-configurable weapon that has four variants: a baseline assault weapon, a special compact, a designated marksman, and a light machine gun.

The XM8 was an expirimental assault rifle which was supposed to replace the M16. while the gun preformed remarkably, the program was canceled after complaints from HK about the non-competitive nature of the program. The development of the XM8 Lightweight Assault Rifle was initiated by US Army in...

The Heckler & Koch XM8 is a modular assault rifle system designed by Heckler & Koch. Originally conceived as the assault rifle portion of the XM29 OICW, the XM8 was designed in 2002 as a possible replacement for the M4 carbine and M16 rifle series and is heavily based on Heckler & Koch's G36 rifle series.