In January, the U.S. Army picked the three finalists to replace both the legacy M249 squad automatic weapon and M4 carbine. The three companies, which include Sig Sauer, General Dynamics Ordnance and ...
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The M7 Rifle Just Got Lighter – But Is It Really Better Than the M4 Carbine?
The Army’s M7 rifle is finally reaching frontline units, starting with Pacific-focused formations and the 101st Airborne, as ...
Such a major purchase over an extended timeline seems to run counter to the Army’s recent phased transition away from the M16 platform, given the M4’s relative superiority downrange. It also seems ...
Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo Soldiers at Fort Riley, Kan., take a look at their new M4-A1 carbines. Some soldiers know the M4A1 carbine rifle — which the M4A1+ program aims to augment – better than ...
The long-awaited replacement to the standard M16/M4 service weapon and the squad level light machine gun are expected to be on the firing line in summer 2019. The Next Generation Squad Weapon program ...
For decades, troops have been complaining about the limitations of the M16 rifle and M4 carbine, both of which are hindered by the same flawed operating system that makes the weapons jam easily. But ...
The M4 and M16 family of rifles don’t deserve the sour reputation they’ve been saddled with since the first M16s had reliability issues in Vietnam. All of those problems, mostly stemming from bad ...
The U.S. Army’s newest rifle, the M7, was supposed to be the future of American infantry. Powerful, modern, and firing[...] ...
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How the M4 Became America’s Most Trusted Battlefield Rifle
In the streets of Kosovo in 1999, U.S. troops field-tested a new carbine that would define modern infantry combat. Lighter ...
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Pfc. Austen Swope, a gunner assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, provides rear security with an M249 squad automatic ...
A group of five senators - including three Army veterans - are seeking answers from Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley about why the service does not allow polymer ammunition magazines during ...
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