The U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime recently awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to FN America. The contract, valued up to $39,653,953, procures barrels for M240 and M249 machine guns.

FN Awarded $39 Million Machine Gun Barrel Contract

“The (FN DLA) 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 provides our servicemen and women with the most effective and highest performing products available.”

FN collaborates with and remains a key partner to DLA Land and Maritime, a combat support agency with the U.S. DoD. It serves as one of the largest supplies of spare parts supporting land-based and maritime operations. It serves more than 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, first entered service in the late 1970s. It remains in continuous use, with FN creating multiple variants of the M240 over the years. Variants include the M240B, M240L, M240D and M240H models. The M249 began its service run in 1986, currently fielded in more than 30 countries.

Throughout its history, FN has been one of the largest suppliers of small arms to the U.S. military. It continues to develop innovative, future technology. In addition to the M240 and its variants, the company currently 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.