WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 22, 2014) -- A thicker barrel will absorb more heat in the new M4-A1 carbine, should a Soldier need to flip the selector to auto, according to Soldiers overseeing ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 16, 2013) -- Soldiers will continue to use the M4 carbine or improved M4A1 carbine as their issued weapon, as the Army has concluded the Improved Carbine ...

A U.S. special operator trains on firing his M4 carbine long-distance at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico, in March 2018. (Tech. Sgt. Sam Weaver/Air Force) Using a mid-length gas system on an M4A1 ...

September 17, 2010: The U.S. Army has begun delivering upgrade kits for its M4 carbines. The kits replace the barrel, receiver and auto-loading system with one that is easier to keep clean. There is ...

The M4/M4A1 5.56mm Carbine is a lightweight, gas operated, air cooled, magazine fed, selective rate, shoulder fired weapon with a collapsible stock. It is now the standard issue firearm for most units ...

Key Points - The M4 carbine, a compact derivative of the M16 rifle tracing its roots to the Vietnam-era CAR-15, became the ubiquitous weapon for US military personnel ...

Air Force basic military training trainees fire their M4 carbines during a weapons familiarization course July 8 at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex. The BMT trainees were the first to experience ...

PUCKAPUNYAL, AustraliaÑSgt. Jonathan Shue, machine shop noncommissioned officer-in-charge, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36, Marine Air Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine ...

The Heckler & Koch XM8 modular assault weapon system may be the immediate future of individual weapons systems. Currently undergoing its second round of testing by the American Military, the XM8 could ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The M4 Carbine has seen active combat actions in Afghanistan since 2001 and in Iraq since 2003. However, it is still based on the M16 system, and while more than a ...

The U.S. Army’s standard service weapon, the M4A1 carbine, has a defect that allows it to discharge a round without actually pulling the trigger. The flaw was caught on video earlier this year by a ...