Half a decade into its search for a new handgun, the Army has chosen Sig Sauer’s version of the Modular Handgun System, according to a Thursday announcement from the Army.
The new sidearm will replace the M9 Beretta, the Army’s pistol of choice for more than 30 years.
“I am tremendously proud of the Modular Handgun System team,” said Army acquisition executive Steffanie Easter in the release. “By maximizing full and open competition across our industry partners, we have optimized private sector advancements in handguns, ammunition and magazines and the end result will ensure a decidedly superior weapon system for our warfighters.”
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Huh… Well, looks like I got out just in time.
I remember in 05 some generals were starting to make noise about things they didn’t care for, even if it worked for the guy on the ground. It never really applied to us though, so we ignored it.
I was done in early 08 and don’t even remember wearing a safety belt after training.
Oh man i was in from ’05 to ’11 and in 08 stuff started getting real dumb. You gotta have a safety belt.. when we were in country south iraq we had to have our safety belt on at all times crazy stuff
I must know.
Greyguns just came out with an even better trigger for them….SHOT 2017
$BILLIONS$ wasted so each service can have its’ own favorite weapons and shit-hot, way cool camouflage. Amazing….