The Marines will soon ask industry for proposals for new weapons suppressors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marine Col. Mike Manning, commander of Ground Combat Element Systems for Marine Corps Systems Command, said in a panel at the annual Modern Day Marine military expo at Quantico on Tuesday that the Corps will soon be drafting a request for industry proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Manning declined to specify quantity or whether the suppressor would be for the M4 carbine or the newer M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Manning hinted at some of the potential developments during his comments in the panel, noting that existing commercial suppressors were already available and being tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But having a built-in suppressor may be better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOK, there\u2019s a couple out there right now that integrate with the weapons themselves. That\u2019s really where we want to be at. Integrate the suppressor into the barrel,\u201d Manning said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The advantages to that integration are immediate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cQuit throwing it on the end so that now we have a 14-and-a-half inch barrel or a 16-inch barrel. We just added four or five inches to that barrel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though the colonel wouldn\u2019t discuss specifics, he did say the suppressor would be used \u201cacross the forces,\u201d indicating a high number of suppressors for more than just select units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both Army and Marines have been evaluating and testing suppressors for regular infantry units. Special operations forces have used suppressors for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marines in some battalions over the past year have trained and deployed with suppressors for the M27 and M4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Part of the evaluation process is being conducted by 2nd Marine Division Gunner, CWO 5 Christian Wade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wade and others see suppressors as a way to bring stealth to the infantry, giving small units better command and control, and allowing improved ambush and attack tactics to disorient adversaries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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