Apologies if this isn't the right place or if it's oldnuze or my search-fu wasn't good enough to find it being discussed already. The US military "Individual Carbine" competition to find a replacement for the M4, potentially the XCR / ACR / SR16 / SCAR / HK416 or some improved AR, is in danger of being cancelled:
www. armedforces-int.com/news/budget-cuts-restrict-m4-carbine-replacement.html
With a 1.8 billion price tag, the Pentagon’s Inspector General is considering whether it is really worth replacing the long-serving M4 Carbine with a new weapon.
As part of the Defense Department’s bid to improve efficiency and reduce waste, their watchdog released a testimony on March 19 before the Oversight and Government Reform.
“We are auditing the Army’s acquisition of the individual carbine program, which is an acquisition the department may want to re-evaluate,” said principal deputy inspector general for DoD’s IG, Lynne Halbrooks, “We expect to report concerns that DoD may not have an established need for this weapon nor developed performance requirements for the $1.8 billion acquisition.”
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www. armedforces-int.com/news/budget-cuts-restrict-m4-carbine-replacement.html
With a 1.8 billion price tag, the Pentagon’s Inspector General is considering whether it is really worth replacing the long-serving M4 Carbine with a new weapon.
As part of the Defense Department’s bid to improve efficiency and reduce waste, their watchdog released a testimony on March 19 before the Oversight and Government Reform.
“We are auditing the Army’s acquisition of the individual carbine program, which is an acquisition the department may want to re-evaluate,” said principal deputy inspector general for DoD’s IG, Lynne Halbrooks, “We expect to report concerns that DoD may not have an established need for this weapon nor developed performance requirements for the $1.8 billion acquisition.”
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