The historic .50-Cal was first tested by the Army in 1918. The M2 was designed in response to both German 13mm anti-tank rifles being fielded and the thicker enemy armor appearing on the battlefield ...

The Army is revving up development and delivery of advanced targeting technology for its .50-cal machine gun to increase precision, widen the mission envelope and destroy challenging targets such as ...

Here’s What You need To Remember: Laser rangefinding technology is a key element of EXACTO in order to accommodate for fast-changing factors such as wind and target movement; since the speed of light ...

Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers conduct weapons qualification on the M2 .50 caliber machine gun at Fort Knox, Kentucky ...

An Army base in Washington state spent part of the long holiday weekend searching for a missing part to a .50-caliber machine gun, the latest incident after the service was criticized for lost weapons ...

Sgt. Diego A. De la Vega directs Spc. Jonathan Muniz on shooting an M2 .50 caliber machine gun during Operation Workhorse Stampede at McGregor Range, N.M. (Army) The Army wants a new optic for a ...

Yakima Training Center, Wash. -- The morning sky was filled with numerous clouds giving the barren training area a picturesque background. The wind howled through, kicking up sand to help create a ...

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FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Army News Service, Oct. 2, 2008) -- As Soldiers training for combat look to lighten their load, they can look forward to the Lightweight .50-Caliber Machine Gun. The LW50, an ...

The Army is creating a new, lightweight version of its iconic .50-cal machine gun designed to better enable soldiers to destroy enemies, protect convoys, mount weapons on vehicles, attack targets on ...