Big Army Soliciting for new 9mm SMG (Sub Compact Weapon - SCW)

[JHC]

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...ompact-weapon/



"Today, it has been announced that the submission from B&T USA, the US arm of the Swiss small arms specialists B&T AG, has been selected by the US Army. Beating stiff competition from five other companies, a variant of the B&T APC9 K has been adopted with an initial order for 350 guns confirmed. While the news may have dropped on 1 April, it is certainly not an April Fools joke.

A Production-Other Transaction Agreement (P-OTA) worth $2,575,811.76 has been awarded for the 350 guns with the option of up to 1,000 more along with slings, manuals, accessories and spare parts. TFB have closely followed the Sub Compact Weapon, looking at the various guns the army considered during the course of the programme. The requirement for a new Sub Compact Weapon arose from the specialised role of Personal Security Details to protect High Risk Personnel such as high ranking dignitaries and senior officers in the field."

[El Cid]

FYI to any who are interested... getting emails from vendors today that the APC9 PRO’s are finally hitting dealers.

Noticed they are showing flip up irons that appear to be Magpul Pro’s. Whatever they are, they are AR height. That would put a co-witnessing optic close to 3 inches above the bore... are the Army guns shipping with irons?

[JHC]

Not Big Army but somewhat relevant.

Seems surprising to me but I don't know what I don't know.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...ce-department/

"According to B&T, the new APC9Ks will be put into use within the “specialized service” areas of the department. The Miami Beach Police Department serves nearly 100,000 full-time residents but the area can quickly grow to over 3 million occupants during peak seasons."

[HCM]

Not Big Army but somewhat relevant.

Seems surprising to me but I don't know what I don't know.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...ce-department/

"According to B&T, the new APC9Ks will be put into use within the “specialized service” areas of the department. The Miami Beach Police Department serves nearly 100,000 full-time residents but the area can quickly grow to over 3 million occupants during peak seasons."

Interesting that they are the first to adopt the P320 magazine version.

Despite the speculation in the article the niches ai could see for this in LE would primarily be for use during surveillance, particularly vehicle based surveillance or bagged for foot surveillance /VIP protection similar to the army’s use.