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The SIG Sauer M17 and M18 are service pistols derived from the SIG Sauer P320 in use with the United States Armed Forces. On January 19, 2017, the United States Army announced that a customized version of SIG Sauer 's P320 had won the Army's XM17 Modular Handgun System competition .
M4 (5.56×45mm NATO) (the U.S. Army was upgrading and retrofitting their existing stock of M4 carbines to the specifications of the M4A1, starting in 2014 and was predicted to be completed by 2020) [needs update] Mk 18 Mod 0 CQBR (Close Quarters Battle Receiver) (5.56×45mm NATO) (USMC Recon, USCG DSF, USN SEALs, USSOCOM, and USASOC)
SIG Sauer's entry was declared the winner on January 19, 2017, with plans to begin fielding before the end of that year. [3] [4] The XM17 and XM18 versions of the SIG Sauer P320 were chosen for the full size and compact pistol versions. After acceptance into service, the handguns got the designations M17 and M18, respectively.
In both trials where the Beretta 92SB-F and SIG Sauer P226 competed the SIG was either equal or superior to the Beretta in most tests. [19] The purchase price for the Beretta M9 handgun was $178.50 per unit. [19] The P226 lost out in the final bidding and the Beretta emerging the winning design once again.
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The initial value of the award was $20.4 million for the delivery of the weapons, ammunition, and accessories. The XM7 and XM250 are planned to replace the M4 carbine and M249 light machine gun, respectively. [33] In July 2022, the company opened the SIG Experience Center in Epping, co-located with the SIG Sauer Academy. [34]
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