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The M240 was adopted by the U.S. Military Armed Forces following a world-wide competition in search for a reliable 7.62 mm NATO machine gun suitable for use as a coaxial weapon for armored vehicle applications. The Coaxial version of the famous Belgian MAG 58, produced by FN Herstal, won this competition and the M240 is now being produced by its U.S. subsidiary, FN Manufacturing LLC.
The reliability of this weapon, 26,000 Mean Rounds Between Failure (MRBF), makes it the world's most reliable machine gun. As a result of the outstanding performance of this weapon, other vehicle and infantry variants of the M240 are now in use by the U. S. Military. |
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