bipod mount. Mk 48 Mod 2 prototype At the National Defense Industry Association’s annual Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC), in May 2019, FN unveiled a prototype of its Mk 48 Mod 2 machine gun chambered for 6.5mm Creedmoor. It was developed in response to a USSOCOM requirement. American special operations forces are interested in acquiring a lightweight belt-fed "assault" machine gun, which would offer better range than existing weapons. Users : Australian Defence Force : Indian special forces : Army Rangers and Navy SEALs See also List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces PK machine gun and PKP Pecheneg machine gun, the current issue machine gun of the Russian military References External links FNH USA - MK 48 Modern Firearms — Mk 48 Mod 0 Military.com article on Mk 48 Small Arms Review article on the MK48 7.62×51mm NATO machine guns FN Herstal firearms Machine guns of Belgium Machine guns of the United States General-purpose machine guns Weapons and ammunition introduced in 2003