Beretta USA Corp. has announced its receipt of a U.S. Army contract valued at $220 million to provide up to 450,000 Beretta Model 92FS 9mm pistols to U.S. military customers, including a first delivery order for 20,000 pistols intended for the Iraqi military. The company reports that all guns will be built by US workers in Maryland. Beretta press release.
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January 29, 2009
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