The Mark 48, or Mk 48, is a belt-fed general-purpose machine gun developed and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale Manufacturing Inc., a division of FN Herstal based in the United States, …

The MK 48 MOD 1’s cold hammer-forged MIL-SPEC barrel has a hard-chromed bore for longer life and improved accuracy, and serves as the mounting point for the carry handle. The …

The Mk 46 is a gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed lightweight machine gun (LWMG) in use with United States special operations forces (SOF) since 2003. It is a variant of the M249 SAW …

The Mk 48 is a gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed machine gun. The Mod 0 features a fixed, polymer buttstock. Unlike the Mk 46, the Mk 48 features a tripod-mounting lug. The weapon is …

A light machine gun (LMG) is a light-weight machine gun designed to be operated by a single infantryman, with or without an assistant, as an infantry support weapon. LMGs firing …

Sep 5, 2018 · The MK46 is an improved, lighter-weight version of the M249 Light Machine Gun or LMG, also known as the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon or SAW and the M249 MINIMI. It …

Sep 5, 2018 · U.S. Special Operations Command plans on continuing to equip operators with FN America’s Mk 46 spec-ops designed M249 Squad Automatic Weapon variant and the beefed …

The Mk 48 Mod 0 is a 7.62mm lightweight machine gun developed to meet a US Special Operations requirement for a lightweight 7.62mm weapon to compliment the 5.56mm Mk 46 …

Jun 10, 2004 · United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is in the process of adopting the FN MK 48 MOD 0 7.62mm Lightweight Machine Gun (LWMG) as it's new …

May 22, 2018 · The Mk 48 is dimensionally larger, longer and heavier than the counterpart Mk 46 featuring a 39.75" overall length, a 19.75" barrel length and 18.26lb empty weight. However, …