Paul over at Ares has an article on the Army's upcoming competition to upgrade its M4 carbine.
The US Army has a conundrum. Either it keeps the current M4, upgrades it or replaces it all together. Those would seem to be the choices.
But this isn't really an issue. If the US Army and Marines want a compact RIFLE...then look no farther than the TAVOR.
I blogged about this recurring issue in 2009 (read it here). The Tavor has an 18 inch barrel, keeping the 5.56mm bullets hitting power at long range. Has integrated electronic sights. Has attachment points for lasers etc...all in a package no bigger than the M4.
Win-win.
