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Mk 48 Mod 0 Mk 48 Mod 0 in US Army service in Afghanistan, 2010 This is a 7.62×51mm NATO version of the Mk 46, used by USSOCOM when a heavier cartridge is required. [2] It is officially classified as an LWMG (light weight machine gun) and was developed as a replacement for the Mk 43 Mod 0/1. The M60-based machine guns are a great deal more ...
Mk48 Mod 2; AAI Corporation LSAT (Lightweight Small Arms Technologies) LMG (5.56 mm Composite-cased, Telescoping Ammunition); Knight's Armament Company LAMG; FN EVOLYS; Sig Sauer MG 6.8 (SiG 6.8 mm Fury hybrid round)
It was an attachment to the second amendment/modification of NSWC-Crane solicitation N00164-06-R-4878. The amendment/modification document is dated May 3, 2006. The complete document also included attached SOWs for upgrading M240 to M240B, and Mk 46 Mod 0 to Mk 46 Mod 1.
The Mk48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) torpedo is optimized for both the deep and littoral waters and has advanced counter-countermeasure capabilities. The MK48 ADCAP Mod 7 (CBASS) torpedo is the result of a Joint Development Program with the Royal Australian Navy and reached Initial Operational Capability in 2006. [ 8 ]
LVS fifth-wheel variant, towing an M870A2 semitrailer LVS self-loader variant (MK48/18A1) with MAK Armor-kit. The Logistics Vehicle System (LVS), nicknamed by U.S. Marines as "Dragon Wagon", is a modular assortment of eight-wheel drive all-terrain vehicle unit combinations used by the United States Marine Corps.
As a result of favourable reviews of the Mk 48 Mod 0 and increasing demand for a more powerful variant of the Minimi, FN Herstal introduced the Minimi 7.62. In November 2006, a FN Herstal press release said the Minimi 7.62 had recently been "launched onto the market" and was available "with a fixed or telescopic buttstock and a standard or ...
[1] [2] The Mk 34 GWS was developed to improve the Arleigh Burke -class destroyer's ability to use the Mk 45 gun against a variety of threats. [ 2 ] It is different from previous gun fire-control systems in that it was developed under a one-system concept and is a fully integrated subsystem of Aegis.
The weapon was 34 inches (86 cm) long and weighed 120 pounds (54 kg), and was produced in two versions; the Mod 0 and Mod 1. Declassified British document give the yield of the W48 as 100 tonnes of TNT (0.42 TJ), making it one of the smallest nuclear weapons ever developed by the US.