Contrato de Colt por M4 para Israel

Colt's gana un contrato estadounidense de 26,6 millones de dólares para suministrar carabinas M4 a Israel

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Los soldados de infantería asignados a 2nd Batallón, 35th Regimiento de Infantería, 3rd Equipo de Combate de Brigada de Infantería, 25th División de Infantería conducen carriles de entrenamiento con fuego vivo durante una rotación al Área de Entrenamiento de Pohakuloa en la Isla de Hawaii el 27 de abril de 2021. A lo largo del carril, los soldados hicieron uso de supresores en sus carabinas M4 para ayudar a proteger el ruido de su contacto inicial con objetivos enemigos. (Foto del ejército de EE.UU. por el Sargento Alan Brutus)

Según un anuncio de contratación publicado por el Departamento de Defensa de EE. UU., Colt's Manufacturing Co. LLC, West Hartford, Connecticut, recibió un contrato de precio fijo en firme por valor de 26.675.000 dólares para carabinas, supresores y supresores de destellos Colt M4A1.

El anuncio dice: “Las ofertas se solicitaron a través de Internet y se recibió una. El trabajo se realizará en West Hartford, Connecticut, con una fecha de finalización estimada para el 31 de agosto de 2024. Los fondos de Ventas Militares Extranjeras (Israel) para el año fiscal 2024 por $26,675,000 estaban comprometidos en el momento de la adjudicación. El Comando de Contratación del Ejército, Newark, Nueva Jersey, es la actividad de contratación.

El número de adjudicación del contrato es W15QKN-24-C-0037.

La Caracal emiratí ofrece CAR 816 a Malasia

Caracal ofrece rifles CAR 816 al ejército de Malasia

El rifle CAR 816 con recámara para cartucho de 5,56 × 45 mm (foto: Edge)

Una subsidiaria de Caracal, el fabricante de armas ligeras de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Edge Group , ha ofrecido al Ejército de Malasia su rifle de asalto CAR 816.

Un portavoz de Edge le dijo a Janes que Caracal está en "discusiones" con el ejército de Malasia sobre una posible venta del CAR 816 al servicio.

A fines de mayo, Caracal firmó un acuerdo con Ketech Asia para la producción y reventa del rifle CAR 816 en Malasia.

"Según el acuerdo, las dos compañías realizarán una transferencia de tecnología que permitirá a Ketech Asia ensamblar el rifle de asalto táctico CAR 816 en su nueva instalación en Pahang, para respaldar los requisitos de las Fuerzas Armadas Reales de Malasia", dijo Edge en ese momento. .

Según Janes Weapons: Infantry, el rifle de asalto CAR 816 usa balas de calibre 5,56 × 45 mm. El CAR 816 se basa en el diseño ArmaLite AR-15.

El CAR 816 se llena con cargadores redondos de acero o de polímero con patrón M16. El CAR 816 estaba equipado de fábrica con una mira de hierro de respaldo (BUIS)  que constaba de un mástil de proa y una abertura de popa.

Según un informe de noticias de Malasia, el ejército también planea comprar metralletas CMP9 y rifles de francotirador semiautomáticos CSA 338 de Caracal.

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Malasia muestra su UCAV riflero

RMAF Unveils DJI Matrice UCAV Prototype

DJI Matrice with atwo M4 assault riffles, effective for person target (photo : MFH)


The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has unveiled a prototype of its Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) which uses DJI Matrice small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) as its platform.


The Drone is equipped with two SMEO/Colt M4 Carbine assault rifles. It is not known whether this is really an actual UCAV prototype or simply just an ‘experiment’ conducted by the Air Force.


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PIlotos de la USAF tienen un M4 desarmable como arma de supervivencia

US Air Force fighter pilots get GAU-5A carbine in ejection seat survival kits

Air Recognition


The U.S. Air Force is now issuing new survival rifles, the GAU-5/A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon, to at least some units, The Drive reports. It offers more firepower to fighter jet crews in case of ejection above enemy territory.


Troy GAU-5/A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon (Picture source: Troy)

On May 9, 2019, the public affairs office for the 366th Fighter Wing, which flies F-15E Strike Eagles, published a news item showing that the GAU-5/As are in service with its aircraft. In April 2019, a Facebook post showed that F-22 Raptor pilots with the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska had also begun to fly with the Aircrew Self Defense Weapons (ASDW).

In June 2018, the Air Force had revealed it was converting standard 5.56x45mm M4 carbines in-house to the new configuration at a rate of 100 per week, with a goal of producing 2,100 guns for distribution to combat-coded squadrons flying both fighter jets and bombers.

The GAU-5/A is a variant of the M4 carbine with specialized features so it can break apart and fit compactly into the standard survival kit in an aviator's ejection seat. Based on the M4 carbine, the GAU-5A features Cry Havoc Tactical’s Quick Release Barrel, the Air Force Times reported. It’s designed to fit into the standard survival kit under the ejection seat for downed fighter and bomber crews". The main difference between the ASDW and its M4 cousin is the redesign of the upper receiver to include a specialized locking system from Cry Havoc Tactical. With this lock in place, a user can attach or detach the barrel assembly from the rest of the gun without special tools. With proper training, a shooter can put the weapon together and be ready to fire within 60 seconds.

“The [GAU-5A] and four full magazines, 30 rounds [each], must all fit in the ejection seat survival kit,” said Maj. Docleia Gibson, Air Combat Command spokeswoman. Gibson added that the GAU-5A is “capable of firing a 3-round burst. It uses standard 5.56mm ammunition with an effective range beyond 200 meters.” The complete kit weighs less than 40 pounds and also includes signal flares, a flashlight, a medical kit, survival tools, and a life raft.

The development of the carbine from start apparently began with a requirement from F-15E pilots out of Mountain Home AFB. F-15E Strike Eagle pilots from the 366th Fighter Wing heavily engaged in Iraq and Syria had demanded additional firepower over their 9mm M9 Beretta pistols in the event they had to bail out after witnessing what happened to Jordanian F-16 pilot Moaz Al Kasasbeh in December 2014: ISIS terrorists had quickly captured Al Kasasbeh after he crashed and they subsequently burned him alive in January 2015.

Estonia compra fusiles de asalto similares a los de Nueva Zelanda

U.S. company Lewis Machine and Tool to provide Estonian army with 16,000 assault rifles

Army Recognition 



On 4 December 2018, the Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus) has announced that the U.S. company Lewis Machine & Tool (LMT) is the winner of the contest for a contract to supply 16,000 automatic assault rifles to the army.


Estonian Defence Forces are currently equipped with two kind of rifles: the Galil (used by the 1st Infantry Brigade) and the AK4 (a licensed G3 clone used by the 2nd Infantry Brigade) (Picture source: Youtube)

According to a statement made on 4 December, at the proposal of the Tender Committee, LMT was declared the winner in the tender for the supply of 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm assault rifles for the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) and the country’s other armed structures. Under the planned contract, Estonia will buy some 16,000 firearms with additional equipment for €22 million during the 2019-2021 period. The Estonian military hope to receive the first of the new assault rifles by the 24th February, Estonian Independence Day, 2019. The contract must also include an option for the purchase of additional weapons through 2026.

US Army confía en más carabinas M4

U.S. Army awards contracts to Colt and FN for additional M4 and M4A1 carbine production

Announced on Nov.9 by the Department of Defense, Colt's Manufacturing Company and FN America have each been awarded a $88.6 million contract for the production of additional M4 and M4A1 carbines, these contracts being modifications to existing ones and expected to be completed by September 2020.


U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Cameron Davidson, K Company, 3rd Bn, 3rd Marine Rgt, III Marine Expeditionary Force, with his M4A1 carbine at the Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 26, 2018. (Picture source: USMC/Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)

The M4 carbine is a shorter and lighter variant of the M16A2 assault rifle. The M4 is a 5.56×45mm NATO, air-cooled, direct impingement gas-operated, magazine-fed carbine. It has a 14.5 in (370 mm) barrel and a telescoping stock. The M4 is also capable of mounting the M203 and M320 grenade launchers. The distinctive step in its barrel is for mounting the M203 with the standard hardware. The M4 is capable of firing in semi-automatic and three-round burst modes (like the M16A2 and M16A4), while the M4A1 is capable of firing in semi-automatic and fully automatic modes (like the M16A1 and M16A3).

The M4 product improvement program (PIP) is the effort by the U.S. Army to modernize its inventory of M4 service rifles. Phase I consists of converting and replacing regular M4s with the M4A1 version. This variant of the rifle is fully automatic and has a heavier barrel, and is given ambidextrous fire controls. Phase II of the PIP explored developing a new bolt carrier. 11 designs were submitted. The competition was scheduled to conclude in summer 2013, but ended in April 2012. Over six months of testing revealed that the current bolt carrier assembly outperformed the competing designs, especially in the areas of reliability, durability, and high-temp and low-temp tests. Phase II also includes a competition for a free-floating forward rail assembly.

In March 2015, the Army launched a market survey to see what the small-arms industry could offer to further enhance the M4A1 to an "M4A1+" standard. Several upgrade options include an extended forward rail that will allow for a free-floated barrel for improved accuracy with a low-profile gas block that would do away with the traditional triangular fixed front sight, removable front and rear flip-up back-up iron sights, a coyote tan or "neutral color" rail for reduced visual detection, a more effective flash suppressor/muzzle brake, an improved charging handle, and a new single-stage trigger module. In June 2016, the M4A1+ was canceled after reviewing the offerings and determining that there were no major upgrades currently offered.


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