It is designed to fill the role of the M60C coaxial gun mounted on many vehicles, as they are nearing their operational age limit and will soon need replacement.
它的設計是用以填補目前安裝在許多車輛以上的M60C同軸電子控制擊發機槍的用途，因為它們已正在接近其運營壽命上限，並將很快需要被取代下來。