The Marine Corps is finally getting its first new pistol since 1985
Jared Keller May 21, 2020, 10:38 AM
The Marine Corps will start fielding the new M18 service pistol this year, replacing the Beretta M9 that the Corps has used since 1985.
The Marine Corps has officially begun procurement of the Army's Modular Handgun System to replace its existing pistol arsenal, the service announced on Tuesday.
The M18 service pistol — a compact variant of the striker-fired M17 that, based on Sig Sauer's P320, the Army adopted under the MHS program in 2017 — will finally see fielding this fiscal year, according to Marine Corps Systems Command.
MARCORSYSCOM spokesman Maj. Ken Kunze had previously pegged the start of fielding at some time during the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, with a target completion date in "late 2023."
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