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Army Delays Effort to Replace M9 9mm Pistol
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"The U.S. Army announced it is delaying a competition to replace its current M9 9mm pistol with a new Modular Handgun System (MHS)."
"Army contracting officials released a Jan. 12 special notice ... announcing the delay of the final Request for Proposals for MHS." ...
"The announcement follows a Military.com report about the December decision of the service’s Configuration Control Board to deny Beretta USA’s submission of a modernized version of the M9 pistol, the M9A3, as an alternative to MHS."
"The M9, made by Beretta USA, was adopted by the U.S. military in 1985. The effort to replace the M9 could result in the Defense Department buying 500,000 new pistols during a period of significant defense-spending reductions." ... |
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Millwright66
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| "Curiouser and curiouser", one might opine ! Every "military system" acquisition proposal - even a service pistol - is a "big political deal", with careers and ambitions on the line. Look for this to be a congressional volleyball for some time to come. |
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