on October 27, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that U.S. Ordnance, McCarran, Nevada, was awarded a $16,364,451 firm-fixed-price contract for M2A2 .50 caliber machine guns. Work will be performed in McCarran, Nevada, with an estimated completion date of May 1, 2024. Fiscal 2023 Foreign Military Sales (Jordan) funds in the amount of $16,364,451 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Newark, New Jersey, is the contracting activity.
The U.S. Ordnance M2A2 machine gun is capable of both sustained automatic and accurate single-shot fire. Ammunition may be fed from either the left or right side of the gun, making it suitable for use by both infantry and in armored vehicles.