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Thing is, the US military has no other choice in the matter. Body armor has advanced and proliferated to the point that intermediate ammunition is basically becoming useless as an ammunition choice, even with the AP cores. When podunk idiots in whateverstan have some effective body armor (and...

I keep forgetting about that. Actually, the weight is due to the M240's mission profile and powder load requirements. If I remember right, to have lengthy bursts or continuous fire with 7.62NATO you'll need something that can take the heat and pressure, and it is only recently that we've...

Not really, it's just that we've been using intermediate rounds for so long that we didn't put much investment when it came to recoil control when shouldering a rifle. The rounds don't have the recoil to make that necessary... ... and I've been ninja'd. It should also be noted that the FG-42...

That changes with power armor/combat exoskeletons... but that deserves its own thread.

Given the leaps in terms of battery tech? The latest is likely when you're mustering out. The US has been investing in exoskeleton systems for decades, back during the Vietnam War to be specific. The only real thing that has been holding it back was the power supply.

Surprisingly enough, we're getting the bedrock for such systems, the only real problem is the power source but that is becoming less of a problem right now thanks to advances in battery tech. Right now we're looking for batteries that can survive the rigors of combat conditions, and solid-state...

That and the fact that due to the fact that we're at the end of the line for cordite/smokeless powder propellants, armor had the time to catch up. Due to how this family of propellants works, the only way to improve armor penetration is to go up on caliber. Bigger Caliber = more Ke = more...

It should also be noted that body armor tech has radically advanced in recent years, which means you need a new round to penetrate that armor...