The M4-series Carbine achieves over 80% commonality with the M16A2 Rifle and replaces all M3 .45 caliber submachine guns, and selected M9 pistols and M16 rifles. The Army is pursuing a two-phase ...

The M9 Bayonet is a multi-purpose knife and bayonet officially adopted in 1984 by the U.S. Army. It has a 7-inch ... as a bayonet on the M16 series rifle, the M4 carbine and as a hand weapon.

W hat is/was the best U.S. Army rifle? If we’re going to go with length of service, then one could make the case for the M16/M4 series, which in one variant or another has been the Army’s ...

Over the years, the Army tried to replace the M16 and M4 series with the Advanced Combat Rifle program, the Objective Individual Combat Weapon program, and the XM8 program. They even tried to ...