The M4 carbine, a compact derivative of the M16 rifle tracing its roots to the Vietnam-era CAR-15, became the ubiquitous ...

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 ...

U.S. special forces, and Green Berets with the next, elite firearms that would soon become standard for the military as a whole. The new XM7 is designed to replace the M4 carbine and fire a 6.8mm ...

Lawmakers are worried that a U.S. Army plan to cut up to 3,000 people from its special operations forces will embolden China. One defense official told Defense One that the Army is not ...