The U.S. Army is considering several upgrades to the M4A1 Carbine that could improve its accuracy and performance and change the weapon's appearance. Army weapons and contracting officials recently ...

The M4A1+ effort was designed to look for add-on components that will “seamlessly integrate with the current M4A1 Carbine … without negatively impacting or affecting the performance or operation of ...

Despite the fact that the particular M4A1+ effort did not move forward, Army officials explain that market surveys regarding improvements to the weapon will continue; in addition, Army developers ...

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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 ...

A competing rifle outperformed the Army’s favored M4A1 carbine in key firings during a competition last year before the service abruptly called off the tests and stuck with its gun, according to a new ...

U.S. Army weapons officials recently sent two safety messages to all services updating the functions check and immediate action drill for the M4A1 carbine after a soldier experienced an unexplained, ...

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 ...

In new comments to the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Mark Milleyhas said the Army is "taking a hard look" at a new German assault rifle and other designs to replace its ...

While the Army continues to upgrade existing M4s to the deadlier, more reliable M4A1, Army leaders have mapped out a whole new list of additional improvements to the legacy rifle. The Army has ...

The Army is issuing Soldiers a new small arms 5.56 ammunition magazine designed expressly for the M4/M4A1 carbine and M16 family of weapons. The 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment from Joint Base ...