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On September 30, 2011, Beretta USA announced that the U.S. Army's Foreign Military Sales program has purchased an additional 15,778 Model 92FS pistols for the Afghan military and other U.S. allies. [37] The Model 92FS is the non-U.S. military designation for the M9 pistol. In September 2012, Beretta USA announced that the U.S. Army had bought ...
As a result of the Modular Handgun System trials, the SIG Sauer P320 was selected as the new service pistol for the United States Armed Forces, supplanting the M9 pistol. [24] The military designations are M17/M18 for the full size and compact models respectively. [25]
Beretta M1934 [2] - This weapon had an amazingly long service life in the Italian army only being replaced in 1981. Beretta 92S [3] - Adopted in 1981 to replace obsolete M1934. Later variant Beretta M9 similarly replaced the long lived M1911 pistol in US service.
Mk 2 Mod 0/1/2 (Semi-Automatic Rifle, 7.62×51mm NATO) M1 Garand (Semi-automatic rifle, .30-06) M1941 Johnson rifle (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-06) Model 45A; M1946 rifle (never used in active duty) M1947 Johnson auto carbine (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-06) Pedersen Rifle (.276) (competed unsuccessfully with M1 Garand to become primary service rifle)
Beretta BM-59: Selective fire: 7.62×51mm NATO: 1959–1990 Beretta AR70/90: Selective fire: 5.56×45mm NATO: 1972–present Beretta ARX160: Selective fire: 5.56×45mm NATO: 2008–present (used in compresence with the Beretta AR70/90 Rifle)
Semi-automatic pistol: 9×19mm: Beretta 92FS pistol, with early Beretta 92-style grip-mounted magazine release button. Produced under license by the Ministry of Military Production, Factory 54 [9] Service Pistol CZ 75 [10] Czechoslovak Socialist Republic: Semi-automatic pistol: 9×19mm: Secondary Service Pistol RS9 Vampir Bosnia and Herzegovina
Semi-automatic pistol: DAO USA: Standard issue sidearm [1] Canadian Forces Military Police: SIG Sauer P320: 9×19mm Parabellum: Semi-automatic pistol: DAO USA: Standard issue sidearm [2] Canada Border Services Agency: Beretta Px4 Storm: 9×19mm Parabellum: Semi-automatic pistol: DAO Italy Standard issue sidearm [3] Correctional Service of ...
The main reason for the program is the same as the Colt M1911A1 replacement by the Beretta M9 previously: the pistols were at the end of their service life and wearing out. All firearms have a finite life cycle. While parts such as the barrel, grips, springs, pins, and others can be replaced, the frame cannot and eventually becomes unserviceable.