The Marine Corps did not pass on the Army’s M7 because the rifle lacked ambition. It passed because a heavier, harder-hitting ...

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment fire the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a live-fire weapons exercise at range F-18 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 8, 2017. (Lance Cpl.

Last week, the U.S. Marine Corps released a Request for Information to manufacturers enquiring about their capacity to produce 11,000 more M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles. This stoked rumors that the ...

The Marine Corps’ much-hyped M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle may have picked up a much-needed cost reduction, but the rifle’s troubles are still on full display. Just days after the Marine Corps ...

The Marine Corps recently awarded a contract to buy thousands of new M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles for a savings of more than 50 percent compared with what it has paid in the past for the Heckler & ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The USMC has recorded years of anecdotal evidence that suggest Marines have extremely high confidence in their issued M27 IAR and actively seek to retain the weapon ...

Key point: The M27 might not be as good as thought and is also expensive. For over a half century, the M16 assault rifle—and later the more compact M4 carbine—have served as the primary service rifles ...

The U.S. Army’s new rifle program was built around a simple promise: more reach, more penetration, and a more advanced optic ...