Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
SIG Sauer M17 Modular Handgun System (P320 Full-Size) (9×19mm) – Was selected by the US Army to replace the M9 after winning the XM17 Modular Handgun System competition SIG Sauer M18 Modular Handgun System (P320 Carry) (9×19mm) – Was selected by the US Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force to replace the M11 after winning the XM17 Modular ...
The P320 will be known as the M17 (full size) and M18 (compact) in U.S. Military service. Though the pistol will remain chambered in 9 × 19 mm Luger rather than a larger caliber, the contract allows the services to procure SIG Sauer's proposed XM1152 Full Metal Jacket and XM1153 Special Purpose ammunition.
The military has distributed more than 100,000 M17 and M18 handguns, ... The military has distributed more than 100,000 M17 and M18 handguns, the latest in a long line of sidearms that US troops ...
The U.S. Army initially required the MHS to be more effective, accurate, and reliable than the M9 pistol. The MHS requirement called for a non-caliber specific weapon with modular features to allow for the adaption of different fire control devices, pistol grips, and alternate magazine options.
M18 Claymore mine, an American anti-personnel landmine; M18 Hellcat, an American tank destroyer used in World War II; M18 smoke grenade, a colored smoke grenade; M18 recoilless rifle, a late-World War II recoilless rifle; SIG Sauer M18 pistol, a compact, carry sized SIG Sauer P320 used by the United States armed forces
M9 Pistol: Semi-automatic pistol: Beretta: 9×19mm Parabellum: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard: Standard service pistol. To be replaced by the M17. M11: Semi-automatic pistol: SIG Sauer: 9×19mm Parabellum: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard: Compact/carry pistol. Will be replaced by the M18. M17, M18 MHS: Semi-automatic ...
The M18 Hellcat (officially designated the 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage M18 or M18 GMC) is a tank destroyer used by the United States Army in World War II and the Korean War.