

“We always want to lighten the soldier load.

and then go to Anniston Army Depot, Ala., for riveting and further construction. The parts for the titanium prototypes will be built at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J. 50-cal, described as still in its infancy stage, still needs to be built, riveted and tested. The new weapon, engineered to be 20-to-30 percent lighter than the existing M2, will be made of durable, but lighter weight titanium, Army officials said. 50-cal machine gun designed to better enable Soldiers to destroy enemies, protect convoys, mount weapons on vehicles, attack targets on the move and transport between missions. The Army is creating a new, lightweight version of its iconic.
