FN America, LLC, the manufacturer of military product lines, was awarded a firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract, valued up to $39,643,953, to supply the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime with barrels for M240 and M249 machine guns.
“The contract to provide barrels for M240 and M249 machine guns is a testament to our partnership with the U.S. DoD, a partnership that dates to the early 1980s,” said Mark Cherpes, president and CEO for FN America, LLC. “We’re incredibly honored to support the U.S. military with the highest-quality cold hammer-forged barrels. The durability and accuracy of FN barrels provide our servicemen and women with the most effective and highest performing products available.”
FN collaborates with and is a key partner of DLA Land and Maritime, a combat support agency within the U.S. DoD and one of the largest suppliers of spare parts that support land-based and maritime weapon systems. DLA Land and Maritime serves over 20,000 customers throughout all U.S. military branches, civil agencies and other DoD organizations.
The M240 general-purpose machine gun, derived from the FN MAG 58, was adopted by the U.S. military in the late 1970s and has been in continual service since being introduced.
FN has created multiple variants of the M240, including the M240 coaxial, the M240B, M240L, M240D, and M240H models. The FN M249 has been a mainstay throughout the U.S. military since 1986 and is in service in over 30 countries.
Throughout its history, FN has been one of the largest suppliers of small arms to the U.S. military and continues to develop future technologies. In addition to the M240 and its variants, the company holds contracts for the FN M249 lightweight machine gun, the FN MK 46, MK 48, MK 17, and MK 20 SSR for USSOCOM, and various other contracts.
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