It is now the standard issue firearm for most units in the U.S. military ... M9 pistols and M16 rifles. The Army is pursuing a two-phase PIP to keep the M4 carbine inventory strong.

U.S. Army weapons officials today explained the service's recent decision to dual-arm more soldiers in combat units with the service's new Modular Handgun System in addition to the M4 carbine.

The United States Army continues to conduct ... program to replace the legacy M4 Carbine and M248 light machine gun. Both small arms are chambered for the new 6.8 Remington Special Purpose Cartridge.

This new round is not standardized by NATO or produced outside of the U.S ... in an Army article. “It’s a capability ...

While insurgent forces and militias favor the AK-47, professional armies lean toward the M4’s technological edge. With ...