When the M16A2 was adopted in the 1980s, it could be seen as a rushed product. While the U.S. military needed a new rifle with the faster 1:7 twist to fire the new NATO standard SS109 round, the ...

When the M16A2 was adopted in the 1980s, it could be seen as a rushed product. While the U.S. military needed a new rifle with the faster 1:7 twist to fire the new NATO standard SS109 round, the ...

The U.S. Army latched onto this phrase and began to plot and plan. It eventually began a long-term project to develop an advanced combat rifle that could potentially use a new, radical ammo type.

(Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers, from the 76th Iraqi Infantry Brigade, receive M16A2 rifles and infantry sets as part of the fielding of ...

The APC9K is the first new submachine gun for the U.S. Army since the M3 “Greasegun” of World War II. The service will buy 350 of the compact automatic weapons for $2.5 million, with an option ...

The U.S. Army’s standard service weapon, the M4A1 carbine, ... M16A2, M16A3, and M16A4 rifles. The Army recently started a conversion program designed to improve M4 carbines, ...