{"id":82884,"date":"2017-11-29T15:12:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T20:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=82884"},"modified":"2017-11-29T15:12:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T12:26:38","slug":"u-s-army-fields-sig-m17m18-pistols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/u-s-army-fields-sig-m17m18-pistols\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Army Fields SIG M17\/M18 Pistols for the First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_82885\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jpeg-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"u-s-army-fields-sig-m17m18-pistols\" title=\"U.S. Army Fields SIG M17\/M18 Pistols for the First Time\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82885\" title=\"U.S. Army Fields SIG M17\/M18 Pistols for the First Time\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jpeg-1-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Army Fields SIG M17\/M18 Pistols for the First Time\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jpeg-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jpeg-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jpeg-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-82885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Images Courtesy of the 101st Airborne Division.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) became the first unit to field the U.S. Army\u2019s new M17 and M18 Modular Handgun System.<\/p>\n<p>The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st ABN DIV (AASLT) received the new pistols Tuesday at Fort Campbell, Kentucky under the command of Col. 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Thomson.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What a great day,&#8221; said Thomson, according to a press release. &#8220;To witness modernization firsthand as my soldiers became the first in the Army and this storied division to fire the new pistol is an absolute honor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>SIG&#8217;s MHS handgun is a variant of the widely popular P320 pistol\u00a0 The MHS pistols are equipped with an external safety, an integrated MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny rail for the attachment of light and laser systems, self-illuminating night sights to maintain combat effectiveness in all lighting conditions, and is capable of accepting a sound suppressor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are both humbled and proud that the P320 was selected by the U.S. Army as its weapon of choice,&#8221; said SIG Sauer president and CEO Ron Cohen. &#8220;Securing this contract is a testimony to SIG SAUER employees and their commitment to innovation, quality and manufacturing the most accurate and reliable firearms in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jpeg-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"u-s-army-fields-sig-m17m18-pistols\" title=\"U.S. Army Fields SIG M17\/M18 Pistols for the First Time\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"U.S. Army Fields SIG M17\/M18 Pistols for the First Time\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-82889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jpeg-2-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Army Fields SIG M17\/M18 Pistols for the First Time\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jpeg-2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jpeg-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jpeg-2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Over the next 10 years, the Army will distribute the new MHS handguns to all Army units replacing the Beretta M9 pistol.<\/p>\n<h2>SEE ALSO:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/sig-sauer-lima320-integrated-laser-p320\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"u-s-army-fields-sig-m17m18-pistols\" title=\"U.S. Army Fields SIG M17\/M18 Pistols for the First Time\">\u00a0Meet the SIG Sauer LIMA320 \u2013 A Laser Built Right into the Frame of Your P320<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s pretty dated technology,&#8221; said Lt. Col. Steven Power, Project Manager Soldier Weapons, individual weapons product manager. &#8220;The specific performance improvements of the MHS over the M9 include better accuracy, tighter dispersion, and better ergonomics, which when combined, result in a far more lethal pistol.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The world has changed since the strength and resilience of this division was forged during the maelstrom of World War II,&#8221; said Maj. Gen. Andrew P. Poppas, 101st ABN DIV (AASLT) commander. &#8220;In order to maintain our decisive edge, we must continue to outpace our potential adversaries with more lethal capabilities, from the modular handgun system we fielded today to the innovative and adaptive air assault concepts, equipment and training the 101st continues to perfect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">***Shop for your new P320<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/Search.aspx?Keyword=p320\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"u-s-army-fields-sig-m17m18-pistols\" title=\"U.S. Army Fields SIG M17\/M18 Pistols for the First Time\"> on GunsAmerica<\/a>***<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/Search.aspx?Keyword=p320\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"u-s-army-fields-sig-m17m18-pistols\" title=\"U.S. Army Fields SIG M17\/M18 Pistols for the First Time\"><\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) became the first unit to field the U.S. Army\u2019s new M17 and M18 Modular Handgun System.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":82885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,111,216],"tags":[132,617,335,607,795,58],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-82884","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-industry-news","9":"category-s-h-blannelberry","10":"tag-buzz","11":"tag-industry-news","12":"tag-military","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-p320","15":"tag-sig-sauer"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>U.S. Army Fields SIG M17\/M18 Pistols for the First Time<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) became the first unit to field the U.S. Army\u2019s new M17 and M18 Modular Handgun System.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/u-s-army-fields-sig-m17m18-pistols\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"U.S. Army Fields SIG M17\/M18 Pistols for the First Time\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) became the first unit to field the U.S. Army\u2019s new M17 and M18 Modular Handgun System.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/u-s-army-fields-sig-m17m18-pistols\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-11-29T20:12:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-21T12:26:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jpeg-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"401\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"S.H. 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