The Firearm Blog » contract http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog Firearms not Politics Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:13:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Beretta scores biggest handgun contract since WWII http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/17/beretta-scores-biggest-handgun-contract-since-wwii/ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/17/beretta-scores-biggest-handgun-contract-since-wwii/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:53:00 +0000 Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4468 The US Army have awarded Beretta a contract for 450,000 Beretta Model 92FS pistols for US military customers throughout the world. If all pistols and parts are shipped, the total value of the contract will be $220 million!

That works out as $489 per pistol and spare parts.

From the press release:

The contract was awarded along with a first delivery order for 20,000 pistols intended for the Iraqi military. Delivery of pistols against the contract has already begun.

“We are honored to see the quality and performance of the Beretta Model 92FS pistol continue to be acknowledged in this dramatic way,” commented Cav. Ugo Gussalli Beretta, President of Beretta U.S.A. “It is clear that the Beretta 9mm pistol still sets the standard for military users throughout the world.”

300Px-Two F-22A Raptor In Column Flight - (Noise Reduced)
Two F-22 Raptor cost about the same as 450,000 Beretta Model 92FS’s!

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