Belgian arms group FN showed the WM M3M Endurance, a mount with two 12.7 mm M3M heavy machine guns meant mainly for countering drones and for perimeter defence, at the Euronaval show in Paris, Defensa.com reports. It can be fitted to ships, fixed sites on land and vehicles such as those used by special operations teams.
According to FN, changes to the M3M raise the weapon's service life by 50%, to about 60,000 rounds, and triple the interval between preventive maintenance to every 15,000 rounds, from 5,000, while keeping a rate of fire of about 1,100 rounds a minute.
The mount has a sight that measures the distance to the target, an FN ELITY LITE laser illuminator and an FN SMARTCORE shot counter. It is fully mechanical and needs no electrical power, Defensa.com says.
