REPORT: Every Branch Is Ordering the Modular Handgun System

By Tactical-Life

A couple of weeks ago, it emerged that the U.S. Marine Corps had earmarked funds to buy 35,000 Army Modular Handgun System pistols in FY19. Now, Sig Sauer has confirmed that every military branch has placed an order for the Army’s Modular Handgun System. The Modular Handgun System is based on the Sig Sauer P320. The Army awarded Sig a $580 million contract to produce up to 195,000 guns in January 2017.

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“All services have been involved in MHS since its inception … and they have all committed to ordering guns,” Tom Taylor, Sig’s Chief Marketing Officer, said in an email to Military.com. “The U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Coast Guard all have orders that will be fielded starting later this year and early next year.”

As the War Zone blog notes, Taylor didn’t mention the …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life