The program was initiated in 2004, when the Joint Service Small Arms Program (JSSAP) challenged the American defence industry to develop a lighter small arms and also design lighter ammunition. The purpose of the program was to develop a lighter, yet highly reliable light machine gun (LMG). The LSAT light machine gun is a component of the Lightweight Small Arms Technologies (LSAT) program.
Optical, future variants to include advanced tracking and acquisition Gas-piston push-through feed-and-ejection open, swinging chamber ġ00 (cased telescoped) or 150 (caseless) round soft pouches of full-loop-polymer linked, disintegrating belts
Army soldier performs a test shooting of a prototype cased telescoped light machine gun in 2010.Ĭased telescoped ammunition firing variantĩ.8 lb (4.45 kg) empty (cased telescoped variant) ĩ.9 lb (4.5 kg) empty (caseless variant)
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