The basic weapon system, in its highly compact M4 variant, remains in service with the U.S. military today, with a superb ...

Summary and Key Points: The M16 rifle, designed by Eugene Stoner and adopted by the U.S. military in the 1960s, has remained a staple due to its reliability, modularity, and effectiveness.

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 ...

has come up with a smooth bore counterpart of the US assault rifle AR-15 (its military version is known as M16), the company said on Friday. "Earlier we created AR-15 type rifles for NATO’s 5 ...