(McLean, VA — July 1, 2025) FN America, LLC is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $4.9 million contract to supply the U.S. Army with additional FN® M240L medium machine guns. The M240L was originally adopted by the U.S. Army in 2010, after a joint development effort with FN to create a lighter, yet durable, medium machine gun.
The M240L has been the cutting-edge for lightweight medium machine guns with an overall weight reduction of five pounds from its predecessor, the FN M240B, without any impact to performance or longevity. The 18 percent weight reduction was achieved by incorporating titanium into the design, including the receiver, and introducing new manufacturing methods to adjust for the material properties.
“The M240L continues the collaborative effort between FN, the U.S. Army and the individual soldier to provide the most effective weapon systems for the warfighter,” said Mark Cherpes, President and CEO for FN America, LLC. “The development saw the introduction of new materials along with new manufacturing techniques that have paved the way for the future generation of military equipment. We are extremely proud of this product and look forward to working with the U.S. Army to deliver against this contract.”
The M240 general purpose machine gun (7.62x51mm NATO), derived from the FN® MAG 58, was adopted by the U.S. military in the late 1970s, and has been in continual service since being introduced. FN has created multiple variants of the M240, including the M240 coaxial, the M240B, M240L, M240D and M240H models.
Throughout its history, FN has been one of the largest suppliers of small arms to the U.S. military and continues to develop innovative, future technology. In addition to the M240 and its variants, the company currently holds contracts for the FN® M249 lightweight machine gun; the FN® MK 46, MK 48, MK 17 and MK 20 SSR for USSOCOM and various other contracts.
For more information about FN’s military product line or current U.S. military contracts, please visit www.FNAmerica.com.
Still wondering if Geissele will ever do anything with the Barrett 240 LWS that they bought years ago…
Doubtful, machineguns are a programmatic buy. why spend piles of money on R&D when the customer already has a program they are 1) happy with 2) cannot switch for many years.
To piggy back on what Mudd said, it is my understanding that Geissele bought the IP with an eye toward international sales, understanding that US machine gun programs were sewn up.
In other words the Sig Sauer M250 next gen weapon system is a flop. Why else would you order more of the weapon platform you are replacing..?
Typical clueless nonsense
While the M250 is still in testing they need to maintain and replace current stocks of the 240
Not even, this is how I know you don’t know anything about acquisition or life cycle management.
First off, what was NGSW a replacement for?
Second, do you have any idea how many M240s are in US Army service?