The Remington R4 is a firearms platform based on the

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/ M16/ M4/M4A1 series designed and manufactured by Remington Arms.

Design

In 2012, when the R4 was introduced, the platform was available in four variants: the 7-inch R4-C, 11.5-inch R4-E, 14.5-inch R4 and 20-inch R4-M. In 2018, the platform changed to three variants: the R4 Patrol, R4 Operator, and R4 Enhanced. In 2012, the Queensland Police Service placed an order for 420 R4 carbines at a cost of almost AUD$1 million to replace the Ruger Mini-14. Philippine Army Remington R4 Rifle

In 2013, Remington announced it had been awarded a

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47 million contract by the

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, for the

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and the

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, placing an order for over 40,000 R4 carbines. The Armed Forces of the Philippines later increased the order to 63,286 R4s which are designated as the R4A3 which is equivalent to the Colt M4 RO977 model and replaces early model M16s. In March 2015, Remington announced that it would offer the R4 to the civilian market. In July 2018, Remington announced that it had been awarded a

28 million contract by the

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for 5.56mm carbines on behalf of key international allies.

Variants

R10

In 2019, Remington unveiled a modified version of the R4, intended to function as a battle rifle by firing the more powerful 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge.

Users

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and the

as its next standard-issue rifle.

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Design

Variants

R10

Users

See also

References

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