U.S. Army modernization officials told Congress recently that the service will begin fielding the 6.8mm weapons that will replace M249 squad automatic weapons and M4/M4A1 carbines in fall 2021. Lt ...

Pvt. Isaiah Hicks, a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief from the Company A, 2-2nd Aviation Regiment, was one the Soldiers who qualified on the M249. "It was great to get out there and fire," Hicks said.

The M249 in use in Afghanistan. Video The US Army is looking for an upgrade to the M249 squad automatic weapon, a mainstay of the infantry squad and its prime source of firepower.