Manufacturing of the Mk 14 EBR is handled by the Rock Island Arsenal to the requirement as specified by the Operational Need Statements for a long range rifle to serve within the standard US infantry platoon.
The Mk 14 Mod 0 EBR (Enhanced Battle Rifle) is an evolution of the original M14 Battle Rifle of the 1960s and 1970s and has since been adapted to provide infantry squads with the firepower of a semi-automatic weapon with the range and accuracy of a sniper rifle in an effort to engage targets out of the range of the standard M4 Carbine and M16 assault rifle.
