The study found that the M16A1 was great, but could be improved ... It eventually began a long-term project to develop an advanced combat rifle that could potentially use a new, radical ammo ...

Back in 1965, the Army officially adopted the initial version of the 5.56x45mm AR-15/M16, the M16A1 rifle; a design that has retained several core aspects, despite significant evolution ...

When actually fielded in the mid-1980s, the SAW was issued as a one-for-one replacement for the designated "automatic rifle" (M16A1) in the Fire Team. In this regard, the SAW filled the void ...

Residents of five towns in Maguindanao del Sur turned over to the Army's 33rd Infantry Battalion 17 more firearms on Thursday, March 20, in support of a regional disarmament program of the 6th ...