REJECTED: Beretta M9A3 Will Not Be U.S. Army’s New Pistol, MHS Competition Goes Forward

By Bob Owens

Military.com is reporting that the U.S. Army has rejected the engineering change proposal (ECP) made by Beretta that would have kept a modified Beretta as the U.S Army’s handgun of choice. The ECP was an attempt to undermine the Army’s Modular Handgun Program.

U.S. Army weapons officials will not evaluate an improved version of the service’s Cold War-era 9mm pistol, choosing instead to search for a more modern soldier sidearm.

In early December, Beretta USA, the maker of the U.S. military’s M9 pistol for 30 years, submitted its modernized M9A3 as a possible alternative to the Army’s Modular Handgun …read more

Via:: Bearing Arms