Defense Industry Daily reported March 16 that the Army released a “Sources Sought Notice” seeking a single vendor to bundle a series of aftermarket improvements to the M4A1 carbine. The package, to be called the M4A1-Plus (abbreviated M4A1+), includes increased accuracy, rails, mounting surfaces, neutral, non-black, color, coatings, backup sites and a kitchen sink full of other, smaller improvements. “It is anticipated that the M4A1+ components will be evaluated as a system. The system must then install on/interface with stock M4A1 Carbines,” according to the March 13 document posted on FedBizOpps.gov.

Military.com News reported last week that all M4A1+ components must be …read more

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