
If soldiers need a pistol to replace the Beretta M9, the Army should be able to go out and buy one without having to undergo years of testing and bureaucratic oversight to acquire a new version of a technology that has been around for centuries, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley.Requirements for the XM-17 Modular Handgun System (MHS) have been floating around for about a decade and are currently laid out in a 367-page document. The latest iteration of the…