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The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) is a lightweight magazine-fed 5.56mm weapon used by the United States Marine Corps. It is intended to enhance an automatic rifleman’s maneuverability and displacement speed and it is based on the HK416. The U.S. Marine Corps is planning to purchase 6500 IARs to replace a portion of the M249 light machine guns currently employed by automatic riflemen within Infantry and Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions.
