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Air Force

Army Testing Pistols To Replace Beretta M9, Will Choose Three Contenders In 2016

Friday, March 4th, 2016

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Army Testing Pistols To Replace Beretta M9, Will Choose Three Contenders In 2016

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class William Slayden, an adviser with the 10th Mountain Division, fires his M9 Beretta pistol downrange at Khair Kot Garrison, Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 6, 2013

After several misfires, the Army this year has decided to pull the trigger on replacing the M9 Beretta, its standard sidearm since 1985.Interested firearms manufacturers had to have their bids submitted for the Modular Handgun System (MHS) program by Feb. 12.The Army plans to award up to three indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contracts this year to three of a pool of half a dozen or so contenders in what it calls the XM-17 MHS program. After a series of…

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Congress

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Missile Defense

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Missile Defense

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