How Army Special Forces pulled a sneaky to get Glock pistols
网页2021年12月8日 · It took some clever requirement writing on the part of Army Special Forces to get the Glock into SOCOM. Adopted in 1985, the Beretta M9 was the primary sidearm of the U.S. military through most of the War on Terror.
How Army Special Forces Worked the System to Get Glock Pistols
网页2021年12月8日 · However, even Special Forces has to answer to Big Army and purchasing a new combat handgun was out of the question. A U.S. Army Soldier with the 7th Special Forces Group loads a Glock-19 pistol during the annual Best Operational Detachment Alpha Competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 9, 2020.
The Glock 19 MHS Finally Unveiled–And Why the Army Went SIG
网页2017年6月29日 · The Glock 19 MHS was designed to compete for the Army’s lucrative and prestigious Modular Handgun System contract. Unfortunately for Glock, the military awarded the contract to SIG for their P320 MHS.
Glock Snags $15 Million U.S. Army Contract - Guns.com
网页2021年9月13日 · Glock's American-based arm in Smyrna, Georgia, was awarded a $14,999,980 firm-fixed-price five-year contract "for various firearms, spare magazines, and spare parts." The contracting activity...
Glock 19X: The Gun Built for the U.S. Military But Never 'Served'
网页2024年5月29日 · The Glock 19X almost won the XM17 Modular Handgun System competition to replace the Beretta M9. Glock was so close that the famous Austrian gun maker filed a complaint with the U.S....
This is why the Army selected Sig over Glock for its new handgun
网页2020年10月22日 · The dust has finally settled in the battle between firearms giants Sig Sauer and Glock over the Army’s program to replace more than half a million M9 Beretta handguns after government investigators sided with Sig over a protest that claimed the company was selected unfairly.
How U.S. Army Special Forces Masterfully Secured Glock 19 Pistols - MSN
网页In what can only be termed as a masterstroke of bureaucratic navigation and strategic requirement tailoring, the U.S. Army Special Forces found a way to acquire Glock 19 pistols that would ...
Despite adopting SIG sidearms, the Army awarded Glock a $15 …
网页2021年10月5日 · In September 2021, the Pentagon announced a five-year, $15 million contract to Glock in Smyrna, Georgia “for various firearms, spare magazines, and spare parts.” Although the company didn’t win the $580 million MHS contract with its submission of the 19X, other Glock firearms remain the sidearm of choice for special operations units.
Glock 19X: A Range Report on the Gun the U.S. Army Passed On
网页2023年12月31日 · The Glock 19x is loved by firearms experts worldwide for its excellent accuracy and build - and we recently test fired it. However, the U.S. Army did not wholly agree. by Christian D. Orr.
Strategic Sidearms: The U.S. Army Special Forces’ Tactical Shift to ...
网页In a masterful display of bureaucratic navigation and requirement tailoring, the U.S. Army Special Forces deftly maneuvered to procure the Glock 19 pistols, fundamentally altering the...