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True Velocity, FN America Approaching Launch of Conversion Kits for M240

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Monday, January 22, 2024
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True Velocity and FN commenced a First Article Test of the conversion kit at FN’s Columbia, S.C., facility on May 8, 2023, requiring more than 30,000 rounds of True Velocity’s proprietary 6.8TVCM cartridge to be fired through the M240 platform over several months.

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  • True Velocity and FN commenced a First Article Test of the conversion kit at FN’s Columbia, S.C., facility on May 8, 2023, requiring more than 30,000 rounds of True Velocity’s proprietary 6.8TVCM cartridge to be fired through the M240 platform over several months.
  • The “switch-barrel” conversion kit allows existing M240 machine guns initially chambered for the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge to convert to True Velocity’s advanced 6.8TVCM composite-cased cartridge with only minor modifications, including a barrel change.
  • The M240 is the American version of the FN MAG® manufactured by FN Herstal and used in more than 80 countries worldwide.
  • True Velocity and FN America intend to market the M240 conversion kit and composite-cased 6.8TVCM ammunition to the U.S. and Allied militaries and have participated in multiple military live-fire demonstrations displaying the enhanced capability.

True Velocity Seizes Momentum in Global Adoption of Lightweight 6.8mm Round

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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GARLAND, Texas, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas-based True Velocity said Tuesday it is actively pursuing multiple domestic and international opportunities for advanced arms and ammunition development to benefit military and civilian end-users alike. The global focus on the modernization of small arms and ammunition has been galvanized in recent years by the U.S. Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon program, in which True Velocity and wholly owned subsidiary LoneStar Future Weapons were final contenders.

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  • "True Velocity stands by the unparalleled quality and accuracy of our world-class products, manufacturing processes, and IP, which through the last 24 months of evaluation in the NGSW program have generated significant interest from American and global defense markets," said Kevin Boscamp, chairman of True Velocity.
  • "The Next Generation Squad Weapon program allowed True Velocity and LoneStar Future Weapons to showcase the transformative nature of our technology," said Craig Etchegoyen, chairman of LoneStar Future Weapons and president of True Velocity.
  • To learn more about True Velocity, LoneStar Future Weapons and the NGSW program, visit TVAmmo.com.
  • Founded in 2010, True Velocity has more than 300 patents pending or issued on its products, technology, and manufacturing processes.