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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Ten days later, Army Acquisition Command issued a stop-work ... 50-cal machine gun, the Mk19 40-mm automatic grenade launcher, the M240B 7.62 millimeter machine gun, and an M249 Squad Automatic ...

50 caliber machine guns, as well as the Mk19 grenade launcher, "faster target acquisition times and increased first burst probability of hit." But in an Aug. 8 update, the Army announced that the ...

"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 ...

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 ...