alvino
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Giancarlo said:http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,Gear_051104_XM8,00.html
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m8-oicw.htm
"The XM8 Future Combat Rifle is intended to replace existing M4 Carbines and select 5.56mm x45 weapons in the US Army arsenal beginning as early as the fourth quarter of FY05.
In October 2002 ATK (Alliant Techsystems) was awarded a $5 million contract modification from the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center (ARDEC), Picatinny, N.J., to develop the new XM8 Lightweight Assault Rifle. ATK Integrated Defense, Plymouth, Minn., and teammate Heckler and Koch, Oberndorf, Germany, will support the rapid development program, which will investigate the potential of the XM8 as the lightweight assault rifle for the Army's Objective Force."
Fourth Quarter of this YEAR!
I wouldn't like to be those stupid iraqi insurgents.
Oh yesss...I would definately hate to be an Iraqi Insurgent.