The Army began issuing shotguns to soldiers during ... like side-loading mechanisms and better grips. The MK19 is a 40mm automatic grenade launcher that can mount on tripods and armored vehicles.

The Army wants to enhance precision and reduce potential ... said Staff Sgt. Caleb Lisenby, an MK19 instructor with the company. "You can see where the bursts hit," he said.

Mk19 grenades use a more extensive ... Steve Balestrieri is a National Security Columnist. He served as a US Army Special Forces NCO and Warrant Officer. In addition to writing on defense ...

Paratroopers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade fire the MK19 40mm grenade launcher at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. The Army is developing airburst options and proximity sensing in a selection ...

"It needs something that is a better platform than a MK 19 or a .50 caliber machine gun." The need is now greater, officials maintain, since the Army is cutting the number of MGS Strykers from 27 ...

General Dynamics has announced that its Armament and Technical Products business unit has delivered 85 MK19 40mm grenade machine guns to the US Army under the company's latest contract award for the ...

50 cal. machine gun or MK19 40mm grenade launcher mounted on a remote weapon station, along with an M240 7.62 mm machine gun. This past June, the Army awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $2.5 ...

In November, the 1st Armored Division became the first Army Division to be fielded the new M205 tripod, which is replacing the currently used M3 tripod for the M2/M2A1 and MK19 machine guns.

Armament: Mk19 grenade launcher, M2 .50 caliber machine gun, M240 machine gun The M1117 ASV is a turreted, armored, all-wheel drive vehicle that supports U.S. Army military police missions ...