The XM8 carbine has a shorter barrel and suppressor than the M7, and is also about a pound lighter than the rifle.
The XM8 is not intended to replace the service’s primary rifle, the M7, but instead is being developed as a companion weapon.
The federal government is buying 30,000 made-in-Canada assault rifles for the Canadian Army from Colt Canada in a $307 ...
The Marine Corps will keep the M27 automatic rifle as its standard service weapon rather than adopt the higher-caliber firearm being fielded by the Army, according to the amphibious force. “The Marine ...
The M7 was never meant to be just a new rifle. It was designed as a tightly linked system in which the weapon, cartridge, ...