Equipment of the United States Army

The Equipment of the United States Army can be subdivided into: infantry weapons, vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, and clothing.

Weapons

Model	Image	Caliber	Type	Origin	Details
Pistols
M9		9mm	Pistol	Italy	92F and 92FS models in service[1][2]
M11		9mm	Pistol	Switzerland	To be replaced through the Modular Handgun System program.[3][4]
M1911		.45 ACP	Pistol	United States	Limited service
Submachine Gun
MP5		9x19mm Parabellum	Submachine gun	Germany	Used in night operations, close quarters, hostage rescue, and escort
MP7		4.6×30mm	Submachine gun	Germany	Used by Delta Force
Assault Rifles
M16		5.56x45mm NATO	Assault rifle	United States	Virtually universally phased out in favor of the M4.[5][6]
M4		5.56x45mm NATO	Carbine	United States	Standard service rifle.[7][8]
M231 FPW		5.56x45mm NATO	Assault rifle	United States	Modified M16 for use in the firing ports of the M2 Bradley
HK416		5.56x45mm NATO	Assault rifle	Germany	Used by Joint Special Operations Command
Mk 17 Mod 0		5.56x45mm NATO	Assault rifle	Belgium  United States	Used by all branches of USSOCOM
Shotguns
500 MILLS		12-gauge	Shotgun	United States
M1014		12-gauge	Shotgun	Italy
M26 MASS		12-gauge	Shotgun	United States
M870		12 gauge	Shotgun	United States
Machine Guns
M249 SAW		5.56x45mm	Light machine gun	United States	Belt-fed, but can be used with STANAG magazines[9][10]
M240		7.62x51mm NATO	General purpose machine gun	United States	Belt-fed[11][12]
M60		7.62x51mm NATO	General purpose machine gun	United States	Belt-fed
Browning M2HB		.50 BMG	Heavy machine gun	United States	Mounted on vehicles or tripods.[13]
DMRs and Sniper Rifles
M14		7.62x51mm NATO,	Designated marksman rifle	United States
SDM-R		5.56x45mm NATO,	Designated marksman rifle	United States	Heavily modified M16-series semi-automatic rifle intended to provide increased accuracy at longer ranges
M110		7.62x51mm NATO	Sniper rifle	United States
M2010		.300 Winchester Magnum	Sniper rifle	United States
M107		.50 BMG	Anti-materiel rifle, sniper rifle	United States
Mk 20 SSR		7.62x51mm	Sniper rifle	Belgium  United States
Grenade-Based Weapons
Mk 19		40mm	Automatic grenade launcher	United States	Belt-fed.[14][15]
M203		40mm	Grenade launcher	United States	Single-shot underbarrel grenade launcher[16][17]
M320		40mm	Grenade launcher	Germany	Single-shot underbarrel or stand-alone grenade launcher
M67			Fragmentation grenade	United States
M18			Smoke grenade	United States
M8			Smoke grenade	United States
M84			Flashbang	United States
Portable Anti-Materiel Weapons
AT4		84mm	Anti-tank weapon	Sweden
M141		83.5mm	Anti-fortification	United States	Single-shot shoulder-launched weapon designed to defeat hardened structures. Based on the SMAW
M72 LAW		66mm	Anti-tank weapon	United States
M3 MAAWS[18]		84x246mm R	Anti-tank recoilless rifle	Sweden
BGM-71 TOW			Guided anti-tank missile	United States
FGM-148 Javelin			Fire-and-forget anti-tank missile	United States
FIM-92 Stinger			Anti-aircraft missile	United States

Artillery

Model	Image	Caliber	Origin	Numbers	Details
Mortars
M224[19][20]		60 mm	United States	Unknown
M252[21][22]		81 mm	United Kingdom	Unknown
M120[23][24]		120 mm	Israel	Unknown
Howitzers
M109		155 mm self-propelled howitzer	United States	1,934, ≈900 active	[25]
M198		155 mm	United States	327
M777		155 mm gun-howitzer	United Kingdom	~403[26]
M119		105 mm howitzer	United Kingdom	392
Rocket Launchers
M270			United States	840 + 151 M993s	Armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher
M142[27]			United States	340	M270 pod mounted on a standard Army Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV) truck frame
Air Defense
C-RAM			United States		Trailer-mounted version of the Phalanx CIWS
AN/TWQ-1			United States		Self-propelled surface-to-air missile system mounted on a HMMWV
MIM-104			United States	1,106, 300–350 active	Mobile, long-range(by US standards) surface-to-air missile with anti-ballistic missile capability

Vehicles

Name	Image	Origin	Quantity	Notes
MWV
HMMWV		United States	~150,000 unarmored vehicles 5,000–7,000 armored vehicles
Trucks
M939 Truck		United States	≈32,000	To be replaced by the FMTV
FMTV		United States	≈44,000
HEMTT		United States	27,400
HETS		United States	2,400
Armoured Vehicles
M1 Abrams		United States	1,530	Main battle tank, 4,393 M1A1 and 2,385 M1 in storage, 8308 total
M1120 Series		United States	4,187, 1,500–1,900 active	Armored personnel carrier
M113		United States	13,943; 6,000 active duty	Armored personnel carrier
M1117		United States	1,836	Armored car
M2 Bradley		United States	6,452, ≈2,300 active	Infantry fighting vehicle
M3 Bradley		United States	≈1,200, 468 active	Reconnaissance vehicle
M88 Hercules		United States	2,400, 676 Active Duty	Armored recovery vehicle
M9		United States	447	Combat engineering vehicle
M93 Fox		Germany	128	CBRN defense vehicle
MRAPs
M-ATV		United States	≈5,500	[28]
Caiman		United States
Couger H Couger HE		United States
International MaxxPro		United States
RG-31		South Africa	516
RG-33 RG-33L		South Africa
Buffalo		United States

Vehicle-mounted weapons

• The M240, MK 19, and M2 machine guns can be mounted on vehicles, though not as a primary armament.
• The M134 Minigun, fires 7.62mm ammunition at 3,000 to 4,000 rpm.
• The M3P Machine Gun, an M2 variant with a higher rate of fire mounted on the Avenger Humvee and OH-58D Kiowa helicopter.
• The GAU-19, a rotary gun that fires .50 caliber ammunition. Mounted on Humvees and helicopters.
• The M230 Autocannon fires 30x113mm ammunition at a rate of 625 rounds per minute. It is mounted on the AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk Direct Action Penetrator helicopters.^[29]
• The M242 Autocannon fires 25x137mm ammunition at a rate of 200 rounds per minute. It is one of the primary armaments of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, and is one of a variety of anti-air and anti-surface naval armaments.^[30]

Aircraft

The U.S. Army operates some fixed-wing aircraft and many helicopters.^[31]

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Quantity	Note
Fixed-wing Aircraft
C-12 Huron		USA	Cargo/Transport	C-12C C-12D C-12F	17 14 17
Gulfstream C-20		USA	Cargo/Transport	C-20C	4
C-26 Metroliner		USA	Cargo/Transport	C-26E	11
C-31 Troopship		Netherlands	Cargo/Transport	C-31A	2
Gulfstream C-37		USA	Cargo/Transport	C-37A C-37B	2 1
EO-5		Canada	Reconnaissance	EO-5C	5[32]	Previously designated as RC-7B
RC-12 Huron		USA	Reconnaissance	RC-12D RC-12H RC-12K	12 6 18
Cessna UC-35		USA	Utility aircraft	UC-35A UC-35B	20 7
Helicopters
AH-6 Little Bird		USA	Attack helicopter	MH/AH-6M	51
AH-64 Apache		USA	Attack helicopter	AH-64A AH-64D	107[33] 619[33][Note 1]	640 to be upgraded to AH-64E standard with 56 new aircraft to bring total of 696
CH-47 Chinook		USA	Cargo helicopter	CH-47D CH-47F	394 48	464 new CH-47F to be delivered
EH-60 Black Hawk		USA	Electronic-warfare helicopter	EH-60A	64
MH-47 Chinook		USA	Multi-mission helicopter	MH-47D MH-47E MH-47G	11 23 27
MH-60 Black Hawk		USA	Multi-mission helicopter	MH-60K MH-60L	23 35
OH-58 Kiowa		USA	Observation helicopter	OH-58A OH-58C OH-58D	150 210 368	A / C models are currently under replacement by UH-72
TH-67 Creek		USA  Canada	Trainer helicopter	TH-67	172
UH-1 Iroquois		USA	Utility helicopter	UH-1H	875	To be replaced by UH-72
UH-60 Black Hawk		USA	Utility helicopter	UH-60A UH-60L UH-60M	751 592 100[34][35]	1227 planned
UH-72 Lakota		USA  Europe	Utility helicopter	UH-72A	250	345 planned[36]
STOL
DHC-6 Twin Otter		Canada	Utility STOL aircraft	UV-18A	6
Undesignated Foreign Aircraft
Antonov An-26		USSR	Undesignated foreign aircraft		3
Antonov An-2		USSR  Poland	Undesignated foreign aircraft		1
Mil Mi-24		USSR	Attack helicopter with transport capabilities		1	Acquired from Germany and used for adversary training. Retired to Fort Bliss Old Ironsides Museum.

Notes

Vessels

The Army still operates several vessels.^[37]

Name	Image	Type	Versions	Quantity
Watercraft
Spearhead high speed logistics ship		Theater Support Vessel		1
General Frank S. Besson Class		Logistics Support Vessel	2	8
Stalwart Class		Ocean Surveillance Ship		1
Runnymede Class		Landing Craft Utility		35
MGen. Nathanael Greene Class		Large Tug		6

Attire

Current attire
Name	Pattern name(s)	Pattern	Image	Notes
Army Combat Uniform (ACU)	Universal Camouflage Pattern or MultiCam			The ACU uses a new military camouflage pattern called the Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), which blends green, tan, and gray to work effectively in desert, woodland, and urban environments. The color scheme of the Army Combat Uniform is composed of a slate gray, desert sand and foliage green pixel pattern, which becomes darker or lighter depending on exposure to sunlight. Soldiers operating in Afghanistan are issued an ACU with the more appropriate "MultiCam" pattern.[38]
Army Aircrew Combat Uniform (A2CU)	Universal Camouflage Pattern			A2CU replaces the Improved Aviation Battle Dress Uniform
	Physical Fitness Uniform

The standard garrison service uniform is known as "Army Greens" or "Class-As".The "Army Blue" uniform, is currently the Army's formal dress uniform, but in 2009, it will replace the Army Green and the Army White uniforms (a uniform similar to the Army Green uniform, but worn in tropical postings) and will become the new Army Service Uniform, which will function as both a garrison uniform (when worn with a white shirt and necktie) and a dress uniform (when worn with a white shirt and either a necktie for parades or a bow tie for "after six" or "black tie" events). The Patrol Cap is worn with the ACU for garrison duty; and the beret with the Army Service Uniform for non-ceremonial functions. The Army Blue Service Cap, is allowed for wear by any soldier ranked CPL or above at the discretion of the commander.

Body armor in all units is the Improved Outer Tactical Vest and the Interceptor Body Armor, which is now being supplemented with the lightweight Modular Body Armor Vest and Soldier Plate Carrier System. Head protection is provided by the Advanced Combat Helmet and Modular Integrated Communications Helmet, which are being replaced in deployed units by the Enhanced Combat Helmet.

See also

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• United States Air Force
• Equipment of the United States Armed Forces
• Equipment of the United States Navy
• Equipment of the United States Air Force
• Equipment of the United States Coast Guard

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