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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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The Army has selected 6.8mm as the new common round for both its Squad Automatic Weapon and M4 replacement. A Prototype Opportunity Notice posted on the government website fbo.gov is going to give ...

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – If the Marine Corps' top marksmanship experts get their way, Marines are going to get a rifle retooled with an array of upgrades that will make them deadlier shooters ...