According to The Army Times, the Army has "acquired" the rights to the M4 Carbine, the "shorty" (Viet Nam-era nickname for it's XM177 predecessor) version of the M16 rifle. (Which, it just occurs to me, can now be referred to as "venerable.")
Army acquires rights to M4H/T to Blackwater Tactical Weekly.
By Matthew Cox - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Jul 7, 2009 20:59:55 EDT
As of July 1, the Army has taken control of the design rights to the M4 carbine from its sole maker, Colt Defense LLC. Translation: With an uncertain budget looming, the service is free to give other gun companies a crack at a carbine contract.
The transition of ownership of the M4 technical data package marks the end of an era and Colt’s exclusive status as the only manufacturer of the M4 for the U.S. military for the past 15 years.
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