Colt Wins Multimillion Contract to Sell M4 Carbines to Georgia, Iraq

© AP Photo / Richard LardnerTens of thousands of M4 carbine rifles, such as those shown here, are being sent to Iraq from the U.S., only to end up in the hands of pro-Iranian militias.
Tens of thousands of M4 carbine rifles, such as those shown here, are being sent to Iraq from the U.S., only to end up in the hands of pro-Iranian militias. - Sputnik International
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The Department of Defense said that the Colt defense company won a US Army Foreign Military Sales contract to supply M4 rifles to Georgia, Iraq and three other countries.

A wall of Colt M4 Carbines in various configurations are displayed at the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meetings and Exhibits on April 14, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri - Sputnik International
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The Colt defense company won a US Army Foreign Military Sales contract to supply M4 rifles to Georgia, Iraq and three other countries, the Department of Defense said in a press release.

"Colt Defense [of] West Hartford, Connecticut was awarded a $74 million… to foreign military sales (Georgia, Lebanon, Iraq, Slovakia, Pakistan and Bahrain) contract for 8,730 M4/M4A1 rifles," the release stated on Thursday.

The M4 carbine is a shorter and lighter variant of the M16A2 assault rifle. The M4 is a 5.56×45mm NATO, air-cooled, direct impingement gas-operated, magazine-fed carbine. It has a 14.5 in (370 mm) barrel and a telescoping stock, according to published sources.

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