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The M240 has been a staple of U.S. firepower for nearly 50 years. Heavy, rugged, and combat-proven, the belt-fed 7.62x51mm machine gun has been carried by generations of American troops in conflicts from the Gulf War to Afghanistan. Now, after decades of service, the Army is laying the groundwork to replace it.
This effort is still in its earliest stages, and there’s no official program of record yet. But buried in the Army’s fiscal year 2026 budget request is a clear signal: the service is preparing for what it’s calling the Future Medium Machine Gun, or FMMG.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Army is gearing up for a set of incremental experimentation events, described as “sprints,” as it aims to scale its Next Generation Command and Control prototype to the division level next year.
NGC2, the Army’s number one modernization priority, is a clean slate to battlefield communications and data to provide commanders and units a new approach to manage information, data, and command and control with agile and software-based architectures.
Emil Michael, undersecretary of defense for researching and engineering and the Pentagon’s CTO, has taken on the role of acting director of the Silicon Valley-headquartered Defense Innovation Unit in the wake of Doug Beck’s resignation, DefenseScoop has learned.
Beck unexpectedly resigned on Monday. The Defense Department has not provided an explanation for his sudden resignation.
“Yesterday, Doug Beck resigned as Director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).
Zelenskyy calls on Canada to send troops to strengthen European security guarantees after any potential peace deal.
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Lockheed Martin has successfully conducted the inaugural test launch of its JR3 at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, US.
The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) has contracted BAE Systems subsidiary BISim to supply Digital Virtual Trainer (DVT).
The future fight won’t be won by those with the biggest budgets, most polished strategies, or largest armies. It will be won by those who can translate breakthrough technology into usable capability at speed and scale. Ryan was joined by Horacio Rozanski, the CEO of Booz Allen, to talk about the role his company is playing in this race.