The U.S. Army will buy new automatic infantry weapons starting in 2022, replacing the existing M4 carbine and M249 squad automatic weapon. The weapons will include new technology, particularly a new, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The United States is quietly rewriting the rules of small arms, betting that a radically different rifle and machine gun will ...

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Service Battalion fires the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a live-fire weapons familiarization exercise at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 5.

The Army has announced that it plans to give gunmakers the opportunity to build 6.8mm prototypes for the service's effort to replace its M249 squad automatic weapon and M4/M4A1 carbine. The release ...

Nov. 9 (UPI) --Colt's Manufacturing Company and FN America have each been awarded $88.6 million by the U.S. Army for the production of M4 and M4A1 carbines. The purchases, announced Thursday by the ...

Sept. 21 (UPI) --Colt's Manufacturing Co. has received a $57.7 million foreign military sales contract for up to 10,000 M4 and M4A1 5.56mm carbine rifles. The rifles are for delivery to Jordan, ...

Despite the failure of all attempts to replace it, the M4 is growing obsolete. The US military has attempted to replace the M4/M16 series of weapons for almost five decades. From flechette-firing ...