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1948. (U.S. Army's Operations Research Office - ORO) . 1950 .30 (7.62) .22 (5.56).
1953 - 1957. "Project SALVO", . SPIW (Special Purpose Infantry Weapon), , 30-40 .
1957. Armalite Division of the Fairchild Aircraft Corp .22 (5.56) , , 500 . , Armalite, , , AR-10 7.62. 5.56 .222 Remington .222 Remington Magnum. - .223 Remington (5.56x45 ).
1958. Armalite, AR-15, . .
1959. Armalite, Fairchild Co, AR-15, Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company.
1960. Colt AR-15 . 8 000 AR-15 M1 M2.
1962. (Advanced Research Projects Agency - ARPA) 1000 AR-15 Colt . .
1963. Colt 85 000 (XM16E1) 19 000 (M16) - . M16 AR-15 (Property of US Govt - ..). XM16E1 AR-15/M16 ("forward assist"), . "" , " " , SPIW.
1964. M16. XM16E1 , ( ) 7.62 M14 , SPIW.
1965. SPIW .
1966. Colt 840 000 , 92 .
1967. 28 XM16E1 "US Rifle, 5.56mm, M16A1".
1965 - 1967. 161 . . . , 16 IMR Dupont, , , , 7.62x51mm NATO. , IMR, , , M16. - , .
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1967 - 1970. , , . , "", . , , , . , , , (!!! ). 1970 20- 30-, 16 .
1977 - 1979. NATO 5.56x45mm, (FN) SS109. FN Minimi, . 193, . SS109 - 1:12 (1 12 - 305 ), SS109 1:7 (1 7 - 178 ). () , . () .
1981. Colt M16A1, SS109 / 5.56mm NATO, M16A1E1. M16A1 1:7, , , () 3 .
1982. M16A1E1 "US Rifle, 5.56mm, M16A2".
1983. () M16A2.
1985. M16A2 161.
1988. FN Manufacturing Co, FN Herstal, M16A2 . Colt AR-15 / M16 , .
1994. 16: M16A3 M16A4, "" ("flat top") , Picatinny, , 162. M16A4 M16A2, M16A3 , 3 ( 161).
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