Report: USMC to Buy Army Modular Handgun System in FY19

Last month, the Department of the Navy released its Budget Estimates Justification Book for USMC procurement in FY19. A section of that DoD report reveals that the USMC has set aside funds to buy the Army Modular Handgun System.

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As Military.com points out, Sig Sauer won the $580 million contract to build the Modular Handgun System in 2017. The gun is designed to replace the aging Beretta M9. The Army began fielding its 9mm Modular Handgun System, designated the M17 and M18, in November.

While the Army has adopted the Modular Handgun System, the Marine Corps is still using the M9 for now. But it looks like that’s about to changehttps://www.tactical-life.com/wp-admin/media-upload.php?post_id=192930&type=image&TB_iframe=1; the Modular Handgun System was included in the Family of Infantry Weapons Systems section of the DoD report.

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Source:: Tactical Life