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US Army Still Seeking M4A2+ Carbines?

Posted September 28, 2017 in AR-15, Daily News, Defense, Guns & Gear, News, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 132 Comments

After being cancelled in mid-2016, could the M4 Carbine upgrade program still be alive? That is the suggestion from a line in the US Army’s justification for its research budget in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, which references an “M4A2 Plus [Read More…]

BREAKING: US Army CANCELS M4A1+ Upgrade Program

Posted June 12, 2016 in AR-15, Daily News, Guns & Gear, News, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 211 Comments

The US Army’s plan to wrap new technologies and commercial off the shelf (COTS) improvements into the M4A1 rifle has apparently been canned. The program, called M4A1+, was originally intended to upgrade the M4A1 fleet with new COTS rails, back up sights, flash [Read More…]