When the Army ordered its now standard M4 carbine in 1993 from firearms maker Colt, it saw the rifle as a lighter, more agile alternative to the Vietnam era M16 with similar punch at short range. In ...

The Army has found its replacements for the M4 rifle and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, handing out a contract to put new guns in the hands of tens of thousands of soldiers. The force is awarding a ...

“We’ve decided to conduct a joint small arms training with our German partners in order to develop interoperability, ...

To date, the Army has completed more than 117,000 M4A1 upgrades on the way to the eventual transformation of more than 480,000 M4 rifles. Despite the fact that the particular M4A1+ effort did not move ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Sons of Liberty Gun Works) Developed from the M16 rifle, the M4 carbine was never meant to be a frontline service weapon.

Welcome to What’s Next In War, a special issue where Task & Purpose breaks down what’s on the horizon for the U.S. military. After nearly five years of development, the Army could be just weeks away ...

Some soldiers charged with fighting enemies at close range will have their hands on the Army’s newest 6.8mm caliber rifles and light machine guns by early next year, top Army officials told House ...

MADISON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Remington Arms Company, LLC (“Remington”), a member of the Freedom Group family of companies, is pleased to announce the award of an indefinite delivery/indefinite ...

Ukrainian special operators needed a minute to get the hang of M4 carbines when they traded their classic Soviet-era rifles for the American weapon, a Ranger recently told Business Insider. A lack of ...

The Louisiana National Guard confirmed a weapon was found in the French Quarter while Guard members were conducting security ...

A Louisiana National Guard soldier left his service rifle unattended in the bathroom of a Bourbon Street hotel Sunday night while on patrol in the French Quarter, the Guard confirmed.