U.S. Army awards contracts to Colt and FN for additional M4 and M4A1 carbine production

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.
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)