The USMC has budgeted the purchase of 35,000 of the U.S. Army�s new Modular Handgun System into its proposed 2019 fiscal year budget. The Army awarded the Swiss manufacturer Sig Sauer a contract worth up to $580 million in January 2017 to supply the 9mm Modular Handgun System as a replacement for the Beretta USA 9mm M9 pistol, successor of the Colt 1911A1.
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| The US Army's new Modular Handgun System (MHS) in both standard (M17) and compact (M18) versions. At the testing stage, both pistols wore the XM17 designation, X usually indicating a prototype (Picture source: Sig Sauer) |
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