List of modern weapons
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List of all weapons currently in development, production, or significant service in the world.
Weapons by country
See list of modern weapons by country
Weapons by type
See list of modern weapons by type
Weapons by name
- 2A42 30 mm autocannon from Russia
- Aden 25 25 mm autocannon (United Kingdom)
- Aden Mk 4 30 mm autocannon (United Kingdom)
- AK5 assault rifle (license-copy of the FN FNC built by Bofors of Sweden)
- AK-47 assault rifle in production and service worldwide
- AK-74 standard assault rifle of the Russian military
- AN-94 Russian assault rifle to replace the AK-74
- Ares Shrike 5.56 light machine gun conversion kit for M16 rifles
- AUG assault rifle built by Steyr of Austria
- Avenger 30 mm 7-barrel Gatling gun in United States service as the GAU-8/A
- Benelli M4 Super 90 shotgun from Italy
- Beretta 92F/FS 9 mm pistol used by the United States as the M9
- BGM-71 TOW antitank guided missile in service with the United States and worldwide
- BK-27 27 mm autocannon built in Germany by Mauser
- Breda 35 20 mm autocannon built in Italy
- Bushmaster series of chain guns built by Hughes
- C7 assault rifle (Canadian built version of the M16 rifle)
- C8 shortened assault rifle (Canadian version of the carbine variant of the M16 rifle)
- C9 light machine gun (Canadian designation for the FN Minimi)
- Colt Mk 12 20 mm cannon from the United States
- Colt Model 1911 .45 cal. pistol adopted by the United States military as the M1911
- Desert Eagle pistol by Israeli Military Industries
- Dragunov sniper rifle from Russia, formally known as the SVD
- Equalizer 20 mm 5-barrel Gatling gun in United States service as the GAU-12/U Equaliser
- Emerlec 30 mm naval gun mount built by Emerson Electric of the United States and exported to several countries
- F1 20 mm autocannon produced in France
- F89 light machine gun (Australian service designation for the FN Minimi)
- FAMAS standard assault rifle of the French military
- FIM-92 Stinger shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile in United States service
- Five-seveN 5.7 mm pistol by Fabrique Nationale
- FN FAL assault rifle built by Belgium and in service with many nations
- FN FNC assault rifle built by Belgium and in service worldwide
- FN MAG general purpose machine gun built by Belgium and in service worldwide
- FN Minimi light machine gun built by Belgium and in service with many countries
- FN P90 submachine gun built by Belgium
- Galil assault rifle built by Israel
- GAU-8/A Avenger 30 mm 7-barrel Gatling gun built by Martin Marietta in the United States
- GAU-12/U Equalizer 25 mm 5-barrel Gatling gun built by Martin Marietta in the United States
- GAU-13/A 30 mm 4-barrel Gatling gun built by Martin Marietta in the United States
- GPU-5/A Pave Claw 30 mm gun pod (houses a GAU-13/A Gatling gun)
- Glock series of Austrian pistols
- Heckler & Koch G3 assault rifle built by Germany during the Cold War and in service worldwide
- Heckler & Koch G36 assault rifle build by Germany
- Heckler & Koch MP5 9 mm submachine gun built by Germany and in worldwide service
- Heckler & Koch MP7 submachine gun built by Germany
- Heckler & Koch USP series of pistols
- Hispano-Suiza HS.404 20 mm autocannon from France
- Hispano-Suiza HS.804 20 mm autocannon from France
- Hispano-Suiza HS.820 20 mm autocannon from France
- Hughes Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun in service with the United States as the M242
- Hughes Bushmaster II 30 mm chain gun under development
- Hughes Bushmaster III 35 mm or 50 mm chain gun under development
- Israeli Military IndustriesDesert Eagle pistol
- Israeli Military Industries Negev light machine gun
- K6 120 mm mortar built in Israel by Soltam
- KAA 20 mm autocannon built by Oerlikon in Switzerland
- KAB 20 mm autocannon built by Oerlikon in Switzerland
- KBA 25 mm autocannon built by Oerlikon in Switzerland
- KDF 35 mm autocannon built by Oerlikon in Switzerland
- Ksp 90 light machine gun (Swedish designation for the FN Minimi)
- L16 81 mm mortar built by Royal Ordnance in the United Kingdom
- L96 sniper rifle in British Army service
- M4 Carbine shortened assault rifle in service with the United States and other nations
- M4 Super 90 shotgun from Benelli in Italy
- M9 9 mm pistol (United States Army designation for the Beretta 92F/FS)
- M16 standard assault rifle of the United States military and in service worldwide
- M24 SWS sniper rifle in service with the United States Army
- M39 20 mm cannon (United States)
- M40 sniper rifle in service with the United States Marine Corps
- M60 machine gun in service with the United States military and worldwide
- M61 Vulcan 20 mm 6-barrel Gatling Gun built by General Electric in the United States
- M120 120 mm mortar (United States designation for the Soltam K6)
- M121 120 mm mortar (United States designation for the Soltam TT6)
- M168 Vulcan 20 mm 6-barrel Gatling Gun built by General Electric in the United States
- M197 20 mm 3-barrel Gatling gun built by Martin-Marietta in the United States
- M230 30 mm chain gun (United States)
- M238 30 mm autocannon (United States)
- M240 general purpose machine gun (United States designation for the FN MAG)
- M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun built in the United States by Hughes
- M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (United States designation for the FN Minimi)
- M252 81 mm mortar (United States designation for the L16)
- M1911 .45 cal. pistol (United States Army designation for the Colt Model 1911)
- MAG general purpose machine gun built by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium
- Makarov PM pistol in service with Russian forces
- Matador antitank rocket launcher from Singapore
- Minimi light machine gun built by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium and widely exported
- Minigun a six barrelled Machinegun capable of 6,000 rounds per minute
- Mk 12 20 mm cannon built by Colt in the United States
- Mk 15 Phalanx 20 mm close-in weapon system built by Raytheon in the United States
- MK 30F 30 mm autocannon built by Mauser in Germany
- Mk 75 76 mm/62 naval gun mount (United States Navy designation for the OTO-Melara 76 mm/62 Compact)
- Mauser BK-27 27 mm autocannon built in Germany
- Mauser MK 30F 30 mm autocannon built in Germany
- MGL-MK1 Multishot Grenade Launcher 6-rounds/40 mm grenade launcher built in South Africa
- MP5 submachine gun built by Heckler & Koch of Germany
- MP7 submachine gun built by Heckler & Koch of Germany
- Negev light machine gun built by Israeli Military Industries
- NeoStead 2000 shotgun from South Africa
- Oerlikon KAA 20 mm autocannon built in Switzerland
- Oerlikon KAB 20 mm autocannon built in Switzerland
- Oerlikon KBA 25 mm autocannon built in Switzerland
- Oerlikon KDF 35 mm autocannon built in Switzerland
- OTO-Melara 76 mm/62 Compact naval gun mount in service with many navies
- P90 submachine gun built by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium
- Pancor Jackhammer automatic shotgun designed in the United States, but not in full production
- Pave Claw 30 mm gun pod in service with the United States as the GPU-5/A
- PM Makarov pistol in service with Russian forces
- QBZ-95 Assault rifle in serivce with China
- Rheinmetall Rh202 20 mm cannon from Germany
- Rk 62 assault rifle built by Valmet in Finland
- RPK-74 light machine gun in service with Russian and other military forces
- SA80 series of rifles for service with British forces
- SAR-21 assault rifle built by Singapore
- ShKH Zuzana 155 mm Self-propelled Gun Howitzer from Slovakia
- Shrike light machine gun conversion kit for M16 assault rifles produced by Ares in the United States
- SKS assault rifle (Soviet design from the 1940s, still in service in many nations)
- Sniper Weapon System in service with the United States Army as the M24 SWS
- Soltam K6 120 mm mortar built in Israel
- Soltam TT6 120 mm mortar built in Israel
- Squad Automatic Weapon (United States program for a light machine gun for infantry squads, resulted in the M249)
- Steyr AUG assault rifle in service with Austria and other nations
- Steyr Scout sniper rifle
- Stinger shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile (FIM-92 Stinger in United States service)
- Sturmgewehr 77 assault rifle (Austrian service designation for the Steyr AUG)
- SVD (Snaiperskaya Vintovka Dragunova) sniper rifle in Russian service, now known as the Dragunov
- Tavor TAR-21 assault rifle built in Israel
- TOW antitank guided missile in service with the United States (as BGM-71) and elsewhere
- TT6 120 mm mortar built in Israel by Soltam
- Type 88 Sniper rifle in service with China
- Ultimax 100 light machine gun built by Singapore
- USP series of pistols by Heckler & Koch
- Uzi submachine gun built in Israel and widely used in military and police forces
- Valmet Rk 62 assault rifle built in Finland
- XM8 prototype assult rifle was being tested by the U.S army to replace the M16 rifle before the project was cancelled.
- XM26 modular 12 gau. shotgun system
- XM25 is the Air-burst part of the XM29
- XM29 prototype 20 mm air-burst grenade launcher/5.56 mm submachinegun under
- XM320 under-barrel grenade launcher built by Heckler & Koch
See also
- List of weapons
- List of artillery
- List of firearms
- Military technology and equipment (all eras)
- List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
- List of crew served weapons of the US Armed Forces
- List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps
- List of modern armament manufacturers
- Bulletproof vest
- Gas mask
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