Future Weapon Technology

Manufacturers: US Army, General Dynamics [NYSE: GD] and Raytheon [NYSE: RTN]

The XM-307 is the next generation stand-off machine gun. A more technical name for the weapon is the advanced crew served weapon, dubbed “crew served” to designate that it must have 2 soldiers to be fielded effectively. Regardless of the support troop, it only takes on man to unleash the devastating firepower of this weapon. The XM-307 fires high explosive 30 MM shells, and has a sophisticated night vision and fire control system. The electronic scope enables the gunner to zoom in and hit targets up to 2,000 meters away at night. The biggest advantage of this weapon is its ability to inflict casualties on hidden targets. The air-bursting high explosive fragmentation shells can spray shrapnel on targets hidden in cover. Likewise, another advantage of the scope is the FLIR vision, enabling the identification of people lurking in foliage or wooded areas by heat signature.

Watch this Future Weapons XM-307 machine gun video. It truly displays how the US Army stays on the cutting edge.