(McLean, VA — August 19, 2024) FN America, LLC is proud to announce the growth of the strategic licensing and manufacturing alliance with ammunition and weapon system producer TV Ammo, Inc. (“True Velocity”), to supply True Velocity’s .338 Norma Light-weight Medium Machine Gun for U.S. and Allied navy models.
The worldwide strategic alliance positions FN as the first producer of Texas-based True Velocity’s .338 Norma machine gun, each in the US and the UK. The .338 is a recoil-mitigated weapon system designed to supply warfighters with vary and terminal efficiency much like that of the .50-caliber M2 machine gun, however with a light-weight, practical profile corresponding to that of the ever-present M240 machine gun additionally manufactured by FN.
“FN America is extraordinarily excited to companion with True Velocity on this effort to ship the following medium machine gun to the U.S. navy,” stated Mark Cherpes, President and CEO for FN America, LLC. “Each firms share the drive and want to innovate and ship game-changing know-how to the warfighter. This has produced a very nice collaborative effort throughout our groups.”
A light-weight machine gun resolution chambered for the .338 Norma cartridge has been a focus of necessities rising from the U.S. Division of Protection and Allied militaries lately. In March 2024, the US Division of Protection chosen True Velocity’s .338 Norma Light-weight Medium Machine Gun for continued analysis in a navy program geared toward fielding a weapon system that may bridge the efficiency hole between the .50-caliber M2 machine gun and the M240 machine gun chambered for 7.62x51mm NATO.
“True Velocity’s .338 machine gun will change the battlefield for our warfighters. We’re thrilled that FN will be a part of with us so we are able to equip U.S. and Allied militaries with this fight benefit,” stated True Velocity President and Chief Mental Property Officer Craig Etchegoyen. “It in a short time grew to become clear that FN is a world-renowned, dependable and revered producer of progressive machine weapons, and we’re excited for them to hitch our mission.”
Over the previous 40 years, FN’s manufacturing facility in Columbia, South Carolina, has produced over a million small arms beneath contract to the U.S. Division of Protection. At the moment, FN America produces firearms, equipment and different adjoining merchandise for the U.S. navy, legislation enforcement companies in addition to approved retailers. The corporate has manufactured the M4A1, M16A4, M249 gentle machine gun, M240 medium machine gun and FN SCAR® beneath contract for the U.S. navy.
“FN America is happy to carry its 40-plus years of U.S. authorities help within the manufacturing of belt-fed machine weapons to the TV-FN alliance,” stated Jim Williams, Vice President, Army Applications for FN America, LLC. “The pure teaming between True Velocity and FN America ensures success by combining the brand new know-how designs of TV and the a long time of producing and U.S. Authorities help of FN America. And it’s equally thrilling to increase the alliance globally by way of our sister firm FN UK as we develop the rising relationship and joint experience that TV and FN carry.”
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