The new weapons, purchased for $22.1 million, will replace the M9 pistols that have been used by airmen since 1985. “The Air Force bought the M9s back in the 1980s, ...

The Air Force wants 3,015 M18 conversion kits, which allow airmen to convert it to a sub-compact design for concealed carry. ... It replaces the M9, which airmen have wielded since 1985.

The U.S. Air Force announced on Monday that it has started fielding the M18 Modular Handgun System to its security forces, replacing the last of its M9 pistols.

The U.S. Air Force confirmed Thursday that it will field 130,000 of the Army's Modular Handgun System to replace its existing inventory of 9mm M9 pistols. "We've started the procurement process ...

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Small Arms Program Office acquired approximately 125,000 M18 service pistols for $22.1 million to replace the M9 sidearms that airman have wielded ...

Air Force security troops are swapping out their 30-year-old pistols for a new 9 mm M18 SIG Sauer Modular Handgun System, the service has announced. The M18 is set to replace the M9 Beretta — in ...

The M18 handgun is a compact version of Sig Sauer’s M-17, which chambers 9 mm ammunition. It will replace the Beretta M9, which shot the same caliber round. The Army selected the M17 Modular ...

U.S. Air Force aircrews qualify with their M9 pistols. The GAU-5A is one of the more capable of the Air Force’s bailout weapons.

The U.S. Air Force may soon roll out a mobile alert system to notify airmen and ... to work with security forces to train more airmen and allow them to open carry an M9 pistol in their ...

In the early 1980s, all branches of the United States military, except the U.S. Air Force, were still using the M1911A1 as its standard sidearm. While the M1911A1 was a tried and tested design, a ...