SOCOM increasingly moving to red dots for handguns
As far back as 2016, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command identified a need for 11,894 “low vis” optics-ready Glock 19 handguns with the slide cut to accept a red dot sight, a separate requirement from the MHS program.
Thus:
The gun was termed the FLVCP, in mil-acronym
At the same time, the service identified a need for at least 12,592 handgun RMR sights for use across Army, Marine, Navy and Air Force special operations units.
This led to a solicitation last year that saw submissions from a number of red dot makers and, last week, a $7.62 million contract to Trijicon for an “indefinite” number of RMRs.
The contract was awarded for a handgun sight to be used “for rapid day and night pistol target engagements in confined spaces, while prisoner handling, or in extremis after the primary weapon malfunctions.” (Photo: KE Arms Charlie slide with the Trijicon RMR, Gemtech Tundra and a Surefire X300U on a Glock 19 by Charles Vernor)
More in my column at Guns.com.