The point of today's visit is to get a full briefing on the M9A3 pistol. As part of its current contract, Beretta submitted an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) to its current contract the company ...

Beretta is now selling its upgraded Army handgun to civilians. The company started shipping its M9A3 pistol to retailers last week. The sand-colored 9mm semiautomatic was designed for U.S ...

Add improvements tailored for the military internally, and there’s a lot to like in the Beretta M9A3. Four models are currently available, all made in Italy. MSRPs are either $1,099 or $1,100.

Although the proposed M9A3 failed to gain traction, it is still available on the civilian market and its improvements, adopted by Beretta for the twenty-first century battlefield, are worth examining.

Beretta USA said the U.S. Army has rejected the gun-maker’s request that the service reconsider its M9A3 pistol as an alternative to the Modular Handgun System (MHS) program. Beretta officials ...

But Beretta is not giving up just yet. Army officials sent Beretta a Jan. 29 letter stating that the M9A3 Engineering Change Proposal would not work as an alternative to the service's Modular ...

The Beretta M9A3 with Laser Devices DBAL-PL, top, and the wraparound grip, bottom, photographed in Beretta USA's factory in Accokeek, MD, Monday, December 29, 2014. Photo by Rob Curtis ...

Beretta USA executive Gabriele de Plano holds the M9A3 pistol, which the company is pitching to the U.S. military and will be making at its new factory in Gallatin, Tennessee. Gun maker Beretta ...

Although the proposed M9A3 failed to gain traction, it is still available on the civilian market and its improvements, adopted by Beretta for the twenty-first century battlefield, are worth examining.

More seriously, Beretta's decision to feature the Beretta M9A3 with specifications for 9mm ammunition also seems at odds with the military's dissatisfaction with the M882 9mm NATO round.