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The new weapons, purchased for $22.1 million, will replace the M9 pistols that have been used by airmen since 1985.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Air Force bought the M9s back in the 1980s, and the design has not really changed since then,\u201d said Merrill Adkison, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aflcmc.af.mil\/\" target=_blank>Small Arms Program Office<\/a> senior logistics manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/2227326\/aflcmc-acquires-new-air-force-handgun\/\" target=_blank>in a press release<\/a>. \u201cM9s are larger, heavier, all-metal pistols; whereas M18s are lighter polymer pistols with a more consistent trigger pull and adjustable grips for large and small hands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to better technical aspects, the modern, modular handgun will be easier to replace and sustain given the increasing difficulty of maintaining older technology, Adkison said. The new M18 also costs about one-third of what it would cost to buy an M9 today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The purchase includes test ammunition and engineering services. 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