The M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), [4][5][6] formally the Light Machine Gun, 5.56 mm, M249, is the United States Armed Forces adaptation of the Belgian FN Minimi, a light machine gun manufactured by FN Herstal (FN).

M249班用自動武器 （M249 squad automatic weapon，簡稱M249、SAW或M249 SAW）， 美國軍方 正式名稱為「Squad Automatic Weapon, 5.56mm, M249」。 M249是美軍以 比利時 Fabrique Nationale （FN）制造的 FN Minimi 轻机枪 的改良版本，在1984年正式成為美軍三軍制式班用機槍，亦是步兵班中最具持久連射火力的武器。

PIP（Product Improvement Program）M249用实体的塑料枪托替换了原先的骨架式金屑枪托，枪托内装有液压气动后坐缓冲器，该缓冲器是美军皮卡汀尼（Picatinny）兵工厂设计的。

The M249 SAW is designed to be used on the front lines where it really matters, providing crucial support at the infantry squad/fire team level by providing highly accurate fire plus the …

M249机枪（英文：M249 Squad Automatic Weapon，简称M249、SAW或M249 SAW），是美国军队装备班用轻机枪。 美国军方正式名称为“Squad Automatic Weapon，5.56毫米，M249”。 M249是以比利时FN制造的FN Minimi轻机枪的改良版本，发射5.56×45毫米口径北约标准弹药。

The FN M249S®, a semi-automatic version of the M249 SAW light machine gun, was originally developed by FN Herstal as the FN MINIMI® and adopted by the U.S. military in 1988. The rifle features the signature 18.5-inch FN cold hammer-forged, chrome-lined barrel and operates from a closed-bolt position.

The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, or SAW, is an individually portable, gas operated, magazine or disintegrating metallic link-belt fed, light machine gun with fixed headspace and quick...

The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) provides squad-level fire support. It lays down a base of sustained fire and is used routinely in both mounted and dismounted configurations. The M249...

The FN Minimi / M249 SAW is an air cooled, gas operated, belt fed, automatic weapon. The Minimi is operated using a conventional gas action with the gas piston located below the barrel.

The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) is one of the main “small” arms weapons used by the soldiers of the United States Army. Officially designated as the M249 light machine gun (LMG), references to the SAW are formally written as Light Machine Gun, 5.56 mm.