U.S. Navy, Air Force Place Order For The XM18 Pistol

By Tom Knighton

The military has bought into the M17 and M18 pistol platform. While the civilian version, the Sig P320, had some issues, the M17 and M18 don’t seem to share them.

While it’s still early to judge the Army’s new sidearm, it seems the Navy and Air Force don’t want to be left behind.

The US Navy and Air Force have confirmed their adoption of the compact variant of the US Army’s new pistol, the Modular Handgun System.

Last month the US Navy confirmed the procurement of 60,000 XM18 MHS pistols, the compact variant of the SIG pistol. The Navy will replace its Beretta M9s and SIG Sauer M11 pistols with the new sidearm. Navy spokesman Ben Anderson confirmed to Military.com that the “money has been allocated for contracting this year, with delivery to the Navy to commence in FY19.”

At the same time the US Air Force has also confirmed that it will adopt the XM17 / XM18 Modular Handgun System to replace its existing inventory of ageing Beretta M9 pistols. An Air …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms