The XM806 weighed about less (49% lighter), had 60% less recoil than the
M2, The XM806 also had improvements to user safety and was easier to disassemble. The XM806 was spun out from the cancelled
XM307 and was developed by
General Dynamics to augment the
M2. General Dynamics received a $9 million contract for the weapon in May 2008. It was expected to be deployed starting at the end of
fiscal year 2012. Delays caused its planned deployment to be pushed to 2013 or 2014. The XM806 was cancelled in July 2012, with the Army using the money allocated to upgrade their M2 machine guns to the
M2A1 version. ==Notes==