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Marine units start using upgraded M2A1 machine gun
by Brian SeayThe Marine Corps announced last week that units have started using the updated M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun, which improves on the classic M2.
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Two companies split $221 million Army contract for machine guns
by Brian SeayTwo American companies will split a six year, $221 million contract to build M2 and M2A1 machine guns for the U.S. Army.
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