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FN America was awarded an $84.6 mn contract for delivery of M240 machine guns to US Army.
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| Wednesday, December 10, 2014 11:39 AM | |||
| FN America was awarded an $84.6 mn contract for delivery of M240 machine guns to US Army | |||
FN
America, a U.S. subsidiary of FN Herstal (FN), a global leader in the
development and manufacturing of reliable, innovative, high-quality firearms
for military, law enforcement and commercial customers, was awarded an
$84,600,000 firm-fixed-price contract for fabrication and delivery of
M240 machine guns and spare receivers, the US MoD reported in an official
statement. |
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FN America
LLC M240B Machine Guns |
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Funding
and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated
completion date of Dec. 4, 2018. The exact number of M240 MGs to be delivered
wasn't communicated. The M240 family of medium machine guns (7.62x51mm NATO) has long been employed by all services of the U.S. Armed Forces. It comes in several variants and mounting configurations: a coaxial version for armored combat vehicles, a pintle-mounted version for light tactical vehicles and rotary-wing aircraft, and bipod and tripod versions for dismounted infantry units. Rugged and highly reliable, this weapon’s high volume of fire makes it the principal suppressive fire instrument for the infantry platoon and company. The M240 is one of the most essential and widely used small arms in Iraq and Afghanistan by US troops. |
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