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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…

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]

Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Trump administration’s nearly $1.2 trillion baseline defense budget request for fiscal year 2027 will be adopted and will be the foundation for the “new normal” going forward, […]

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]

Space

Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

Upgrades to the GPS ground system–the Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP)–is an option under consideration by the Defense Department’s space acquisition chief, as problems continue in fielding the GPS Next Generation […]