The Army's Rapid Equipping Force shipped about 10,000 of these flash hiders to Afghanistan for use on the M4 carbine and the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and about 1,000 flash hiders made by ...

An M249 with a suppressor is fired to assess the performance and repeatability of the suppressor, which was produced at Picatinny Arsenal by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command ...

The NGSAR should also weigh no more than 12 pounds with its sling, bipod, and sound suppressor. The M249 weighs 17 pounds in that configuration, according to Army Times.