The Air Force has curtailed using the pistol following the death of an airman, but the other services continue to use the M18 ...

The entire Air Force is doing a service-wide inspection of the M18 handgun after a Security Forces airman suddenly died last ...

A leaked memo called for the M18 to be pulled from use “for all operational and training activities” immediately and replaced ...

The Air Force Global Strike Command has ordered an immediate halt to the use of its M18 service pistol following the death of ...

Officials from the three services said they have no plans to modify or pause use of the Sig Sauer pistol after the death of ...

A fatal incident prompted the order to pause M18 use, which also comes after the disclosure of a concerning FBI report that ...

Elements of Air Combat Command have joined Air Force Global Strike Command in halting use of M18 pistols after a fatal ...

The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has paused the use of a handgun following the death of a Security Forces airman at a ...

The Air Force troops impacted by the directive will be using the M4 rifle during the safety investigation, which comes after ...

The M17 and M18 pistols are manufactured by Sig Sauer, who earned the $580 million contract to produce the weapons in January of this year. Other competitors included Glock, FN America and Beretta ...

Service weapons developers and soldiers say the new M17 and M18 pistol, designed as a next-generation handgun to follow the Army’s current M9 Beretta, is expected to substantially change combat ...

Currently, the M17 and M18 are in service with the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. The Marine Corps will begin its acquisition of the M18 pistol in 2020. For more, visit sigsauer.com.