It was interesting to see CZ in the running.
Would the US military really choose a design that came out of the Soviet communist arena?
They aren’t smart enough to choose the CZ. It’ll be a modular design with adjustable grips for girls, silencer ready although most soldiers will never see a silencer.
It will be probably the worst pistol ever fielded by a modern military.
A CZ would be fantastic. A Glock would be fantastic. But a CZ is not a communist pistol. No pistol has ever been known to participate in politics.
CZ P-01 and it’s variants were NATO approved. You may be thinking of their 75s.
When the SAS was looking to replace the Hi-Powers as their standard sidearm in the early 90’s, rumor has it that the rank and file overwhelmingly preferred the CZ-75, but the MOD would not go with a manufacturer that had only recently come out from under the Soviet bloc. I have a 75B (in .40) on my (right) nightstand and it’s my SHTF sidearm of choice for a number of reasons.