May 5, 2023 · The new B&T USA APC9K sub gun, recently tapped for the Army's very competitive Sub Compact Weapon contract, has popped up on a military range in New Jersey.

Apr 2, 2019 · The APC9K is the first new submachine gun for the U.S. Army since the M3 “Greasegun” of World War II. The service will buy 350 of the compact automatic weapons for $2.5 million, with an option...

Apr 3, 2019 · The APC9K is the first new submachine gun for the U.S. Army since the M3 “Greasegun” of World War II. The service will buy 350 of the compact automatic weapons for $2.5 million, with an option to buy 1,000 more.

Apr 2, 2019 · On Monday, Army Contracting Command awarded Swiss defense contractor Brugger & Thomet a $2.5 million contract to outfit the personal security details with the APC9K semi-automatic carbine. The...

Jan 1, 2024 · The AP9K is a blowback select fire submachine gun that has a cyclic rate of 1,080 rounds a minute. A semi-automatic version of the weapon with a longer barrel is also available, potentially for civilian sales in the future.

Aug 22, 2022 · The U.S. Army says it has completed fielding 315 new Swiss-designed 9x19mm APC9K submachine guns and has no plans to purchase any more. The service first announced that it was buying these guns, also referred to as Sub Compact Weapons, or SCWs, in 2019 as a new weapon to arm its protective security details.

Apr 2, 2019 · The American subsidiary of Swiss gunmaker B&T has won a multi-million-dollar contract to supply the U.S. Army with new 9mm submachine guns, which will give personal security details added firepower.

Aug 26, 2022 · The APC9K is a new submachine gun that uses a closed-bolt blowback system and has a maximum rate of fire of 1,080 rounds per minute. Weighing just 5.9 pounds (2.6 kilograms), the gun has a 30-round magazine, foregrip, and aimpoint red microdot aiming sight.

Apr 1, 2019 · The U.S. Army announced Monday that it awarded a $2.5 million contract to B&T USA for the Sub Compact Weapon solicitation. Multiple sources reported that the B&T APC9K was the winning sub-gun.

Apr 18, 2020 · The U.S. Army has announced in March 2019, that it had awarded the American subsidiary of Swiss firearms manufacturer Brugger & Thomet (B&T) contract to supply the U.S. Army with a variant of its 9mm APC9 submachine gun. The order also includes unspecified accessories, spare parts, and services.