Military buys new M9 pistols

Guns Magazine, Feb, 2008

Beretta USA received purchase orders from the US Army and US Navy for a total of 10,576 M9 pistols (5,969 for the Army, 4,607 for the Navy). The purchase orders were issued against a multi-year contract between Beretta and the US Army, which serves as executive purchasing agent of the M9 pistol for all branches of the US Armed Forces.

"We are always honored to be given the opportunity to serve the US Armed Forces by supplying the Beretta M9 Pistol," noted Jeff Reh, Vice-General Manager for Beretta USA. "The Beretta M9 pistol remains the most reliable and well-tested handgun in the US military inventory, with tests resulting in an average of only one malfunction every 20,500 rounds fired." Beretta, manufacturer of the Beretta M9 pistol, employs more than 330 employees and manufactures the sidearm at its factory in Accokeek, Maryland.

The Beretta M9 pistol has been the standard sidearm for the US Armed Forces since 1985. In 2005, Beretta received 13 contracts for M9 pistols and component parts from the Army and Marine Corps. More than $31 million in purchase orders have since been issued to Beretta USA.--Courtesy Karen Lutto & Associates