http://www.unionleader.com/NH-arms-maker-Sig-Sauer-awarded-$580-million-contract
NEWINGTON — Sig Sauer Inc. was awarded a $580 million contract for its Modular Handgun System including handgun, accessories and ammunition to replace the current M9 handgun. The Newington company competed with several other manufacturers for the 10-year contract. The new sidearm will replace the M9 Beretta.
“We are both humbled and proud that the P320 was selected by the U.S. Army as its weapon of choice,” Ron Cohen, chief executive officer of Sig Sauer, said in a statement given to Military.com at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas on Thursday.
“I am tremendously proud of the Modular Handgun System team,” said Army acquisition executive Steffanie Easter in a news release, according to the Army Times. “By maximizing full and open competition across our industry partners, we have optimized private sector advancements in handguns, ammunition and magazines and the end result will ensure a decidedly superior weapon system for our warfighters.”
NEWINGTON — Sig Sauer Inc. was awarded a $580 million contract for its Modular Handgun System including handgun, accessories and ammunition to replace the current M9 handgun. The Newington company competed with several other manufacturers for the 10-year contract. The new sidearm will replace the M9 Beretta.
“We are both humbled and proud that the P320 was selected by the U.S. Army as its weapon of choice,” Ron Cohen, chief executive officer of Sig Sauer, said in a statement given to Military.com at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas on Thursday.
“I am tremendously proud of the Modular Handgun System team,” said Army acquisition executive Steffanie Easter in a news release, according to the Army Times. “By maximizing full and open competition across our industry partners, we have optimized private sector advancements in handguns, ammunition and magazines and the end result will ensure a decidedly superior weapon system for our warfighters.”