GenDyn, Smith & Wesson team to develop new handgun for U.S Army
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The U.S ARMY is looking for a new handgun for its soldiers.
That created a team of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Smith & Wesson that are developing a new gun.
The firearm, for the Army’s Modular Handgun System solicitation, will be based on Smith & Wesson’s M&P polymer pistol platform, which features a reinforced polymer chassis and ambidextrous controls and which is carried by law enforcement personnel around the world.
According to the RFI, some things the MHS needs to do are: fit more soldiers’ hands (90 percent of them); hit a 4”-target at 50 meters 90 percent of the time; be Flat Dark Earth; have a threaded muzzle for a suppressor; have a rail that allows lights and lasers; have a 35,000-round service life; and have 10,000 mean rounds between failures.
The standard U.S. Army sidearm is a 9mm pistol from Baretta, which in 1985 replaced the .45 caliber pistol in use since 1911.
The competition to supply the weapon is scheduled to start in January, with delivery of the first new handgun systems in 2017.
