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 | | If this is successful, the full-scale engineering, manufacturing, and development (EMD) phase will begin in about two years. |
 | | The M-4s, made by Colts Manufacturing Company Inc., of Hartford, Conn., fire the same 5.56 mm rounds as the M-16s, built by FN Manufacturing, of Columbia, S.C. But the M-4s are 5 1/2 inches shorter than the M-16s, Diehl said. |
 | | The Army, meanwhile, is trying to pick up the pace of development for its futuristic, but problem-plagued objective individual combat weapon, which eventually is scheduled to replace many of the rifles, carbines and grenade launchers carried by Soldiers and marines. |
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