PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (Nov. 30, 2012) -- The U.S. Army recently announced that the M2A1 .50 Caliber Machine Gun was among its top 10 "Army Greatest Inventions" for the 2011 calendar year. The M2A1 ...

The Browning M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, Heavy barrel is an automatic, recoil operated, air-cooled machine gun with adjustable headspace and is crew transportable with limited amounts of ammunition ...

December 21, 2010: Starting this month, the U.S. Department of Defense has begun modifying (for $5,700 each) 6,000 M2HB 12.7mm (.50 caliber) machine-guns. The upgrade converts existing weapons to the ...

Marine Corps Systems Command is equipping Marines with the updated M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun, increasing Marines’ survivability and lethality on the battlefield. The M2A1 is an upgrade to the ...

There’s good news for Marines who are fans of the iconic M2 .50-caliber machine gun, aka “Ma Deuce.” The Corps is getting an upgraded version of the beast, called the M2A1. Finally! It’s only been six ...

The US Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) has detailed how the updated M2A1.50-caliber machine gun will increase marines' survivability and lethality on the battlefield. The M2A1 is an upgrade to the ...

The Navy is considering giving Ma Deuce a quiet new update. In a request for information (RFI) issued on Tuesday, Naval Supply Systems Command announced a search for defense industry sources equipped ...

The US Army Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command, Picatinny, N.J., awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products an order valued at approximately $35 million to ...

Key Point: Upgrades to the already great M2 are constantly coming down the line. The M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun is one of the most famous American weapons. Serving since the 1920s, the gun ...

The biggest upgrade to the M2 was the transition to the M2A1 model in the 2000s. The standard model for most purposes was the M2HB, an air cooled version with a heavy barrel. Changing the barrel on ...

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa — Marines who normally man a desk stepped behind machine guns at a firing range on this northern Okinawa base recently to hone their skills defending a command post. About 30 ...