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In the 2000s, a new joint service handgun was started, the [[Joint Combat Pistol]], which was the result of a merger of two earlier programs: the U.S. Army's Future Handgun System<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/fhs.htm |title=Future Handgun System (FHS)|first=John|last=Pike}}</ref> and [[United States Special Operations Command]]'s SOF Combat Pistol. However, the Army ultimately pulled out of the competition.
As a result of the [[Modular Handgun System]] trials, the [[SIG Sauer P320|Sig Sauer P320]] was selected as the new service pistol for the United States Armed Forces, supplanting the M9 pistol.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Myers|first1=Meghann|title=Army: Your new handgun will be a Sig Sauer|url=https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2017/01/19/army-your-new-handgun-will-be-a-sig-sauer/|website=Army Times|access-date=31 January 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180131160039/https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2017/01/19/army-your-new-handgun-will-be-a-sig-sauer/|archive-date=31 January 2018|date=19 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The military designations are [[SIG Sauer M17|M17/M18]] for the full size and compact models respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2015/07/01/top-three-contenders-u-s-militarys-xm17-modular-handgun-system-contract/|title=The Top Three Contenders For The U.S. Military's XM17 Modular Handgun System Contract - Bearing Arms - APX, Beretta, Detonics Defense, Modular Handgun System, P320 MHS, Sig Sauer, STI|date=1 July 2015}}</ref>
==See also==
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