Colt's Manufacturing Company and FN America have each been awarded $88.6 million by the U.S. Army for the production of M4 and M4A1 carbines.

This latest decision makes FN the only maker of both M16A4s and M4 carbine variants for the U.S. Military (I think.) The majority of the contract will supply M4A1s to the Army as part of its ...

The FN 15 carbine has a 16-inch chrome-lined, ... It comes with fixed A2-style front sights, a removable M4-style rear carrying handle, and a standard-issue 30-round aluminum magazine.

FN America will continue producing M4 and M4A1 carbines for the U.S. Military for the next five years, according to the details of a new $120 million contract.

The rate of fire is 700 to 950 RPM and the M4 has an effective range of about 600 meters, or 1,969 feet. In 2013, the military placed a $77 million order with FN for 120,000 M4s.

FN Manufacturing in South Carolina won a competition with Remington Arms Co. and Colt Defense, the longtime M4 maker, to make the M4A1. • Rowan Scarborough can be reached at rscarborough ...

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 (Special Operations ...

Hailed as the closest you’ll get to owning some of the U.S. military’s firearms, the collection debuted with FN’s version of two weapons currently in service — the M4 and the M16 — and ...

FN America celebrates the company’s role as a supplier of firearms to the U.S. armed forces with its Military Collector series, which offers M4-, M249- and M16-style rifles.

McLean, Va.-based firearm manufacturing company FN America has won a potential five-year, $119.2M contract to provide M4 and M4A1 carbines to the U.S. Army.. Army Contracting Command received six ...