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“The Making of the U.S. M17” Featured This Week on NRA’s American Rifleman TV
NEWINGTON, N.H., (August 13, 2019) – This week the NRA’s American Rifleman TV will feature The Making of the U.S. M17; an in-depth feature about the success of the SIG SAUER Modular Handgun System. The episode chronicles … Continue reading
U.S. Marine Corps Adoption of M18 Underscores Success of SIG SAUER Modular Handgun System Program
NEWINGTON, N.H., (June 17, 2019) –SIG SAUER, Inc. is honored to announce that the United States Marine Corps (USMC) is set to adopt the M18, the compact variant of the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System (MHS), as their official duty … Continue reading
SIG SAUER M18 Sets New Standard for U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System (MHS) Reliability Testing
NEWINGTON, N.H., (February 5, 2019) –SIG SAUER, Inc. is proud to announce the M18, the compact variant of the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System (MHS), has successfully completed a recent Lot Acceptance Test (LAT) with zero stoppages during the … Continue reading
SIG SAUER Manufacturers 5,000 M17-Commemorative Edition U.S. Army Service Pistols for Purchase
Newington, N.H. (July 19, 2018) – SIG SAUER, Inc. is pleased to announce the limited release of the M17-Commemorative Edition of the U.S. Army’s M17 official service pistol, a variant of the SIG SAUER P320. The M17-Commemorative pistol shares the … Continue reading
SIG SAUER Brings the U.S. Army’s M17 to the Commercial Market
Newington, N.H. (July 18, 2018) – SIG SAUER, Inc. is pleased to introduce the commercial variant of the U.S. Army’s M17 official service pistol called the P320-M17. After one of the most rigorous and highly competitive review processes in the … Continue reading
U.S. Army On Track To Roll Out The XM17 Modular Handgun System November 2017
Last Friday, the U.S. Army announced its proposed roll out plan for the XM17Modular Handgun System (MHS). The first 2,000 guns will go to the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The remaining units will see their Beretta M9s … Continue reading
GAO’s Decision In Contested U.S. Army MHS Decision
Readers following Glock Inc.’s protest of the U.S. Army’s MHS decision can read the formal GAO Decision below…
GLOCK Releases Images of Its MHS Submission
After loosing its protest, Glock Inc. has released photos of two pistols the company submitted for consideration in the U.S. Army’s XM17 Modular Handgun System Competition. The company submitted to models the Glock 19 MHS in 9mm & Glock … Continue reading
GAO Denies Glock Protest of Army’s New Sidearm Pick
STORY BY: MATTHEW COX JUNE 5, 2017 The Government Accountability Office today denied a protest filed by Glock, Inc., against the U.S. Army’s decision to select Sig Sauer, Inc., to make the service’s new Modular Handgun System. In early January, … Continue reading
Winchester® Awarded Ammunition Supplier for the U.S. Army Modular Handgun System Program
EAST ALTON, Ill. (February 8, 2017) – Winchester has been awarded as the ammunition supplier for the U.S. Army Modular Handgun System (MHS) program, considered one of the most important military handgun contracts in recent history. Winchester will supply Full … Continue reading
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Tagged MHS, Modular Handgun System, P320, SIG, U.S. Army, Winchester
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MHS CONTRACT AWARD GOES TO SIG AND ITS P320 FAMILY
The DoD announced on 19 Jan 2017 that SIG Arms has been awarded the Modular Handgun System contract putting to rest any scuttlebutt that Glock had it wrapped up. The X17, as designated by the DoD, will replace the aging … Continue reading
U.S. Army Updates Its Modular Handgun System (MHS) Draft Request For Proposal (DRFP)
In an effort to more accurately reflect industry input, the U.S. Army has on 8 June 2015 amended solicitation W15QKN-15-R-0002, Modular Handgun System(MHS) Draft RFP and designated the “to be selected” sidearm as the XM17. The full text of this … Continue reading
Beretta Announces Its Entry For The U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System The Beretta M9A3
The M9 has been in service with the U.S. Armed Forces for 30 years. Beretta has delivered 600,000 M9s to the DoD; with a contract in place to deliver an additional 100,000 pistols. To meet the Army’s Modular Handgun … Continue reading
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Smith & Wesson Will Team To Meet The Army’s Modular Handgun System Challenge
As all of our readers know, the U.S. Army has a solicitation open, under Modular Handgun System, to replace the M9,M9A1 handguns. The competition is schedules to begin in January 2015, for 2017 delivery to begin at a TBD date. … Continue reading
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Tagged Army, General Dynamics, MHS, Modular Handgun System, Smith & Wesson
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Should The U.S. Army Replace The Beretta M9 ?
T.G.I.F. and what a week it was. This Friday’s shoot-the-shit topic is about the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System (MHS) or more commonly known as the quest to retire a tried and true venerable veteran, the M9 9mm semiautomatic service … Continue reading
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Tagged Army, Beretta, M9, M9A1, MHS, Modular Handgun System
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The USAF Modular Handgun System (MHS) May Still Survive.
In my days in the Navy, the issue handgun was a M1911, .45 ACP. You could hear it rattling as it came out of the holster but it went bang every time you squeezed the trigger. In fact, virtually all … Continue reading
