As part of a servicewide transition, security officers have been training with the SIG Sauer M18 pistol, which is replacing the M9. The Navy adopted the M9 in 1985, according to Yokosuka’s head ...

The military has distributed more than 100,000 M17 and M18 handguns, the latest in a long line of sidearms that US troops have carried into battle. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

The Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps are scheduled to purchase 130,000, 60,000, and 35,000 MHS pistols, respectively, with a heavy preference for the compact M18 variant. The Army first fielded ...

By contrast, both the Air Force and Navy are scheduled to purchase purchase 130,000 and 60,000 M18 handguns, respectively, while the Marine Corps has adopted the compact pistol as its official sidearm ...

Meanwhile, the Marine Corps is set to adopt the M18 as its standard-issue firearm, while the Air Force and Navy plan to purchase 130,000 and 60,000 M18’s respectively.

The M18 was recently chosen as the official sidearm of the U.S. Marine Corps, and has been recently issued alongside the full-size M17 to all branches of the US Military as a result of the MHS ...

In the photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Seaman Olson is shown firing an M18 SIG during a small arms qualification course on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS ...

The Army plans to buy 195,000 MHS pistols, the majority of which will be M17s, but the rest of the services so far prefer the M18. The Air Force is scheduled to purchase 130,000 M18s, and the Navy ...