The Danish Ministry of Defense has selected the SIG SAUER P320 X-Carry to replace its standard service pistol covering the Army, Navy, Air Force and Special Operations Command (SOCOM).
The Danish MoD is the ministry within the Danish government charged with ensuring peace and security, nationally and internationally. It is comprised of the Danish armed forces, the Danish Defense Intelligence Service, and the Danish Emergency Management Agency.
The procurement process for the Danish MoD’s new standard service pistol lasted four weeks in which the Glock 17 Gen 5, Beretta APX, Canik TP 9 SF and the SIG P320 X-Carry, were tested under all possible conditions and varying circumstances that the pistol would be used. Testing for accuracy, night shooting and field were conducted by the Army, Navy, Air Force and SOCOM. Additional drop, penetration and precision testing were conducted by various selected experts for each of the contenders.
“By far SIG SAUER’s P320 X-Carry outperformed the competition throughout our rigorous and stringent testing process,” said Tom Elvius-Brisson, Chief of Weaponry Branch, Danish Defense Acquisition and Logistics Organization. “The P320 X-Carry pistol is the modern firearm we were looking for to support our soldiers. The P320 X-Carry has a larger magazine capacity, comes reflex red-dot ready for sighting, and has the ability to incorporate a suppressor – all extremely important features to our soldiers for their sidearm today and are all features which were missing on the current pistol in service in the Danish Defense.”
The P320 X-Carry is a modular, striker-fired pistol with a serialized trigger group available in varying grip sizes and adaptable to multiple calibers. The standard service P320 X-Carry pistol that will be issued by the Danish MoD comes with an enhanced X-carry polymer grip, flat trigger, extended beaver tail, extended removable magwell, and a deep trigger guard undercut. The pistol will come standard with XRAY 3 Night-Sights with the option to easily interchange reflex red-dot sights. The intuitive 3-point takedown requires no trigger pull for disassembly. Safety features include a striker safety, disconnect safety and optional manual safety.
The SIG SAUER P320 X-Carry will replace all pistols currently in service across the Danish Ministry of Defense.
“At SIG SAUER we are committed to manufacturing and providing firearms for the global military and defense community that surpass expectations in quality, performance and safety. We are very proud that the P320 continues to be the top choice by military and law enforcement from around the world as their standard issue pistol,” said Ron Cohen, President and CEO of SIG SAUER, Inc. “It’s an honor to earn the confidence of the Danish Ministry of Defense, to support their mission and to strengthen our partnership through this selection of the SIG SAUER P320 X-Carry.”
Denmark is the first European NATO country to officially select a SIG SAUER P320 series pistol as the officially issued standard service firearm. The MOD contract will be serviced by our partner in Denmark, CT Solutions ApS.
