MIL-DTL-70599B (W/ AMENDMENT-2) DETAIL SPECIFICATION: CARBINE, 5.56 MILLIMETER - M4 (07-FEB-2012)
MIL-DTL-70599B (W/ AMENDMENT-2) DETAIL SPECIFICATION: CARBINE, 5.56 MILLIMETER - M4 (07-FEB-2012)., Inactive for new design after 27 February 1997. This detail specification prescribes the requirements and identifies the verification procedures for the lightweight, air-cooled, gas operated, magazine-fed, 5.56
millimeter (mm) weapon designed for either three shot automatic burst or semi-automatic fire,
hereafter referred to simply as the weapon.