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.
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| 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) |