List of modern weapons

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List of all weapons currently in development, production, or significant service in the world.

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[edit] Weapons by country

See list of modern weapons by country

[edit] Weapons by type

See list of modern weapons by type

[edit] 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, formerly 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
  • 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
  • INSAS 5.56 mm assault rifle
  • 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)
  • MAC-10 Machine pistol, often considered a submachinegun.
  • 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
  • Millwall brick blunt newspaper instrument from England
  • 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
  • Non-Line-Of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) built by Metal Storm
  • 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 service with China
  • Rheinmetall Rh202 20 mm cannon from Germany
  • Rk 62 assault rifle built by Valmet in Finland
  • Rk 95 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
  • VLe a variable lethality weapon with no moving parts developed by Metal Storm
  • XM8 prototype assault 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

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