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Army considers options in replacing the M4 Monday Nov 24, 2008

The Army took its first formal look at the latest weapons from gun makers hoping for the chance to unseat the M4 carbine as the service’s primary soldier weapon. read entire article

Looking beyond the M4 Friday Nov 14, 2008

As the Army scales back on its M4 carbine buys, the service’s top official said Thursday it’s time to look for the next carbine soldiers will carry into battle. read entire article

Gun makers to show M4 competitors Wednesday Nov 12, 2008

Gun makers from across the country will display their top carbines for Army officials in Washington, D.C. Thursday with the hope of replacing the service’s M4 carbine. read entire article

Survey: Soldiers satisfied with M4 carbine Sunday Sep 28, 2008

' Ninety-two percent of soldiers that have returned from combat have said that they are satisfied #8221; with the M4, said Brig. Gen. Lloyd Miles, deputy commanding general of the Infantry Center a... read entire article

Army solicits industry for M4 replacement Sunday Sep 28, 2008

Army weapons officials want to see what gun companies, big and small, have to offer as a possible replacement for the M4 carbine.Officials with Project Manager for Soldier Weapons put out a recent ... read entire article

M4 competitor testing underway Friday Sep 19, 2008

Once postponed until December, the Army dust chamber test, designed to test the M4 carbine ' s performance against a handful of other carbines, should now be finished by Thanksgiving.Testers at the... read entire article

Some call for open carbine competition Wednesday May 28, 2008

DALLAS — The M4 Carbine was not named anywhere on the agenda, but the Army’s individual weapon of choice for soldiers dominated discussions at this forum on small arms and fueled the... read entire article

Giving M4 failures ‘an alibi’? Saturday Dec 29, 2007

Army weapons officials briefed members of Congress and reporters on M4 carbine performance numbers that excluded more than half of the embattled carbine’s failures in a round of reliability... read entire article

Giving M4 failures ‘an alibi’? Thursday Dec 27, 2007

Army weapons officials briefed members of Congress and reporters on M4 carbine performance numbers that excluded more than half of the embattled carbine’s failures in a round of reliability... read entire article

Newer carbines outperform M4 in dust test Wednesday Dec 19, 2007

The M4 carbine, the weapon soldiers depend on in combat, finished last in a recent “extreme dust test” to demonstrate the M4’s reliability compared to three newer carbines. read entire article

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