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General Dynamics To Develop Lightweight .50 Cal Machine Gun

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General Dynamics [GD] Armament and Technical Products unit announced it will develop a lightweight .50 caliber (12.7mm) machine gun (LW50MG) weapon system under a $9 million contract from the Army Joint Munition and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command. The contract will fund development of the gun and system components such as the tripod, vehicle adapter assembly and Blank Firing Adapter (BFA). The LW50MG has significantly less recoil and is lighter than current weapons, a company statement said. It will be…

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