List of equipment of the United States Armed Forces

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The Equipment of the United States Armed Forces can be subdivided into: ammunition, weapons, vehicles and attire.

Ammunition

Weapons

Weapons
Name Type Caliber Branches Notes Picture
Small arms
M16A2 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy Virtually phased out, still in limited service
M16A4 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Marine Corps, Army
M4 Carbine Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, USSOCOM Standard service rifle of the US armed forces
HK416 Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO USSOCOM
Mk17 Mod 0 Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO USSOCOM
M14 Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy Limited service, mostly ceremonial
Mk 14 EBR Designated marksman rifle 7.62×51mm NATO USSOCOM, Army, Coast Guard
SAM-R Designated marksman rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Marine Corps
SDM-R Designated marksman rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Army
Mk 12 SPR Designated marksman rifle 5.56×45mm NATO USSOCOM Being replaced by the Mk 17 Mod 0 by 2017
M110 SASS Designated marksman rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Army (as CSASS), Marine Corps To replace the M39 & Mk 11 (USMC)
and M14 EBR (Army)
M24 Sniper Rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Army, Air Force, USSOCOM
M107 Anti-material rifle .50 BMG Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, USSOCOM
500 MILS Shotgun 12-gauge Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy also 500M MILS
M870 Shotgun 12-gauge Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard
M26 MASS Shotgun 12-gauge Army
MP5 Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, USSOCOM
MP7 Submachine gun 4.6×30mm HK Army, Navy, Coast Guard, USSOCOM
M240 General purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy
M60 General purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Army,Marines,Navy,Air Force,Coast Guard USSOCOM
M249 Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy
M27 IAR Light Machine Gun 5.56×45mm NATO Marine Corps
M9 Pistol Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy Standard service pistol
P226 Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard
M1911 Semi-automatic pistol .45 ACP Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy Limited service
Vehicle weapons
M61 Vulcan Six-barrelled Gatling gun 20×102mm Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard
M134 Six-barrelled Gatling gun 7.62×51mm NATO Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy
M2 HMG Heavy machine gun .50 BMG Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard
Mk 19 Grenade Machine Gun Automatic grenade launcher 40mm grenades Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard
Anti-Tank Weapons
FGM-148 Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missile System 127mm Army, Marine Corps
AT4 Anti-Tank Rocket System 84mm Army, Air Force Adopted by the US Army as the;
"Lightweight Multipurpose Weapon M136"
M3 MAAWS Anti-Tank Recoilless Rifle 84x246mm R Army, USSOCOM
SMAW Anti-Tank Rocket System 83.5mm Army, Marine Corps
Anti-Air Weapons
FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS Army, Marine Corps
Mortars
M120 Mortar 120mm mortar Army, Marine Corps
M252 Mortar Mortar 81mm mortar Army, Marine Corps
M224 Mortar Mortar 60mm mortar Army, Marine Corps

Vehicles

Fixed-Wing Aircraft

Name Description Branches Version Quantity[3] Notes Picture
Close air support
Fairchild Republic
A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog		 Close Air Support, Forward Air Control Air Force A-10C
OA-10A		 713 The A-10 was planned to be replaced by the F-35A Lightning II and retired, however the Air Force is now considering to extend the life of the plane and find another successor. The F-35A Lightning II will be considered as a successor but for now will play its own role.
Lockheed
AC-130		 Close Air Support, Air Interdiction and Force Protection Air Force AC-130H Spectre
AC-130U Spooky II		 21 16 AC-130J planned to replace AC-130H;
Strategic bomber
Rockwell/Boeing
B-1 Lancer		 Long-range multirole heavy bomber Air Force B-1B 104 Only Active Supersonic Bomber in the US Air Force and will serve until the 2030s, to be replaced by the Next-Generation Bomber
Northrop Grumman
B-2 Spirit		 Low observable strategic stealth heavy bomber Air Force B-2A 20
Boeing
B-52 Stratofortress		 High altitude long-range strategic heavy bomber Air Force B-52A
B-52B
B-52C
B-52D
B-52E
B-52F
B-52G
B-52H
RB-52C		 744 To be used until 2045; B-52H Stratofortress is the only one used in service today
Military transport aircraft
Grumman/ Northrop Grumman
C-2 Greyhound		 Carrier based cargo aircraft Navy C-2A
C-2A(R)		 58 It was developed from the E-2 Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control
Lockheed
C-5 Galaxy		 Intercontinental outsize heavy cargo transport Air Force C-5A
C-5B
C-5C
C-5M Super Galaxy		 126 C-5A retired; C-5B and C-5C to be upgraded to C-5M
Beechcraft
C-12 Huron		 Passenger/Cargo aircraft; Surveillance aircraft variant Army, Air Force
Army, Air Force
Army, Air Force
Air Force
Air Force		 C-12C
C-12D
C-12F
C-12J
MC-12W		 69
Boeing
C-17 Globemaster III		 Intercontinental strategic transport Air Force C-17A 180 223 planned
Gulfstream
C-20		 Passenger aircraft Navy
Air Force
Army
Navy
Air Force
Navy
Army		 C-20A
C-20B
C-20C
C-20D
C-20H
C-20G
C-20J		 19 C-20
Alenia
C-27J Spartan		 Medium-lift tactical transport aircraft Air Force C-27J 13 Total Planned 38;Joint US-Italian design
Boeing
C-32		 Passenger aircraft Air Force C-32 6
Gulfstream
C-37		 Passenger aircraft Army, Air Force,
Navy, Coast Guard		 C-37A
C-37B		 14
Boeing
C-40 Clipper		 Passenger aircraft Navy
Air Force
Air Force		 C-40A
C-40B
C-40C		 21
Lockheed
C-130 Hercules		 Tactical transport aircraft Air Force C-130A
C-130B
C-130E
C-130H
C-130H-30
 2,500 C-130J to replace C-130E; 129 C-130J planned;C-130A,C-130B,C-130C already retired
Lockheed Martin
C-130J Super Hercules		 Tactical transport aircraft Air Force C-130J
C-130J-30		 89 C-130J to replace C-130E
C-145 Skytruck Light utility transport AFSOC C-145 10
Airborne early warning and control
Grumman/Northrop Grumman
E-2 Hawkeye		 All-weather carrier based airborne early warning and control Navy E-2A
E-2B
E-2C
E-2D
TE-2A		 75 E-2A and E-2B retired;E-2Cto be replaced by E-2D starting 2014; TE-2A is a trainer
Boeing
E-3 Sentry		 Airborne warning and control system (AWACS) Air Force E-3B
E-3C		 22
10
Boeing
E-4 Nightwatch		 National emergency airborne command post Air Force E-4A
E-4B		 4 E-4A was later upgraded to E-4B
Boeing
E-6 Mercury		 Naval Communications Relay/Airborne Command Post Navy E-6A
E-6B		 16 E-6A was later upgraded to E-6B
Northrop Grumman
E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint-STARS)		 Airborne Battle Management Platform Air Force E-8A
E-8B
E-8C		 16 E-8A was a prototype; E-8 B was the final version but the E-8C was favored because of a second-hand built aircraft.
Electronic warfare aircraft
Northrop Grumman
EA-6 Prowler		 Carrier based electronic warfare aircraft Marine Corps EA-6A Electric Intruder
EA-6B Prowler		 170 The EA-6A was based from the retired A-6 Intruder which has electronic warfare capabilities but was later modified to EA-6B Prowler which is a dedicated Electronic Warfare aircraft; will later be replaced by EA-18G Growler. Retired from the Navy in mid-2015.
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Boeing
EA-18G Growler (Grizzly)		 Carrier based Electronic Warfare Aircraft Navy EA-18G 108 Grizzly is the nickname used on the radio to avoid confusion between "Prowler" and "Growler"; 114 ordered; EA-18G is a modified version of F/A 18 Hornet; will later replace the EA-6A Prowler
Lockheed
EC-130H Compass Call		 Electronic Warfare Aircraft Air Force EC-130H
EC-130H Block 30
EC-130H Block 35		 14
Air superiority fighter
McDonnell Douglas
F-15 Eagle		 Air Superiority Aircraft Air Force F-15A
F-15B
F-15C
F-15D
 1,500 F-15A and F-15B retired; Being partially replaced by the F-22; expected service until 2025
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor Air Superiority Aircraft Air Force F-22A 195 Although the same as the F-15 as an Air Superiority Fighter both of them fulfill this role through different ways.

An F-15 would go on dogfighting whilst the F-22 would simply go Airborne and shoot down enemy aircraft at far ranges thus preventing any actual encounters with other aircraft.
Multirole combat aircraft
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle Multi-role combat aircraft Air Force F-15E 203
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon Multi-role combat aircraft Air Force F-16C/F-16D Total Force 1018 To be replaced by F-35A on 2025; USAF has ceased to purchase F-16s however they still produce it to be exported to other countries.
F/A-18 Hornet Carrier based Multi-role Combat Aircraft Navy F/A-18A
F/A-18B
F/A-18C
F/A-18D		 1,480 To be replaced F-35C; 565 F/A-18E, F/A 18F Super hornet planned
Boeing F/A-18E/ F/A18F Super Hornet Carrier based Multi-role Combat Aircraft Navy F/A18E
F/A-18F
F/A-18E/F		 497 Service will start on 2015 and will be used until 2015
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Advanced Multi-role combat aircraft Air Force
Marine Corps
Navy		 F-35A
F-35B
F-35C		 63 Marine Corps initial operational capability began in 2015; Air Force and Navy in 2016 and 2018, respectively.

Rotary Winged-Aircraft/VTOL/VSTOL

Name Branches Type Version Quantity[3] Notes Picture
VSTOL/VTOL
AV-8B Harrier II Marine Corps Close Air Support
Trainer		 AV-8B
TAV-8B		 99
19		 To be replaced by F-35B; The original variant of this aircraft is of British design
V-22 Osprey Marines Corps
Air Force		 Cargo Helicopter MV-22B
CV-22B		 126
17		 360 planned
50 planned
Rotary Winged-Aircraft
AH-1 Super Cobra Marine Corps Attack Helicopter AH-1W Cobra 168 To be upgraded/replaced AH-1Z Viper
AH-1Z Viper Marine Corps Attack Helicopter AH-1Z 28 189 planned
AH-64 Apache Army Attack Helicopter AH-64A
AH-64D Apache Longbow		 107
619
CH-47 Chinook Army Cargo Helicopter CH-47D
CH-47F		 394
48		 190 CH-47F ordered
CH-53 Sea Stallion Marine Corps Cargo Helicopter CH-53E 139
EH-60 Army Electronic-Warfare Helicopter EH-60A 64
HH-60 Jay Hawk Coast Guard Recovery Helicopter HH-60J
HH-60T		 41
HH-60 Pave Hawk Air Force Search and Rescue Helicopter HH-60G 99
HH-65 Dolphin Coast Guard Search and Rescue Helicopter MH-65C
MH-65D
MH-65E		 101 This aircraft is of French design
MH-6 Little Bird Army Special operations Utility Helicopter/ Attack Helicopter AH/MH-6J
AH/MH-6M
A/MH-6X
AH-6C
AH-6F
AH-6G
EH-6E
MH-6E
MH-6H		 ---
MH-60 Black Hawk Army Multi-mission Helicopter MH-60K
MH-60L		 23
35
SH-60 Seahawk Navy Search and Rescue Helicopter
Multi-mission Helicopter
Multi-mission Helicopter
Anti-submarine Helicopter Helicopter
Anti-submarine Helicopter Helicopter		 HH-60H
MH-60R
MH-60S
SH-60B
SH-60F		 49
76
145
129
60



300 planned
273 planned
T-57 Sea Ranger Navy Training Helicopter TH-57B
TH-57C		 44
85
TH-67 Creek Army Training Helicopter TH-67 172 The aircraft is a joint US-Canadian design
UH-1 Iroquois Air Force
Air Force
Marine Corps		 Training Helicopter
Utility Aircraft
Utility Aircraft		 TH-1
UH-1N
UH-1Y		 27
88
31		 UH-1Y to replace UH-1N; UH-1N Twin Huey; UH-1Y Venom
UH-60 Black Hawk Army Utility Aircraft UH-60A
UH-60L
UH-60M		 751
592
100		 1227 planned
UH-72 Lakota Army Utility Aircraft UH-72A 250 345 planned

Spacecraft

Name Type Branches Quantity[3] Notes Picture
Spacecraft
Delta IV Orbital launch vehicle Irrelevant Irrelevant
Global Positioning System Navigation and Timing All 30[4]

Land vehicles

Name Branches Quantity Variants Notes Picture
Main Battle Tank
M1 Abrams Army, Marine Corps 8,848 M1A1 MBT
M1A2 MBT
M104 Wolverine Bridge Layer
M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle
M1 Panther II Mine Clearing Blade/Roller System
Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Bradley Fighting Vehicle Army 6,724 M2A3 Bradley IFV
M3 Recon Vehicle
M4 Command and Control Vehicle
Bradley Stinger Fighting Vehicle
M6 Linebacker Air Defense
Bradley Engineer Squad Vehicle
Armored Personnel Carrier
M113 armored personnel carrier Army, Air Force 6,000 M58 Wolf
M113 AMEV
M548A3 Cargo Carrier
M90A13 Improved TOW Vehicle
M106A43 Mortar Carrier
Stryker Army, Marines, Air Force 4,187 M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle
M1127 Reconnaissance Vehicle
M1128 Mobile Gun System
M1129 Mortar Carrier
M1130 Commander's Vehicle
M1131 Fire Support Vehicle
M1132 Engineer Squad Vehicle
M1133 Medical Evacuation Vehicle
M1134 Anti-Tank Guided Missile Vehicle
M1135 Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Reconnaissance Vehicle
LAV-25 Marine Corps 1,500 LAV-25A2 Amphibious recon vehicle
LAV-AT (Anti-Tank)
LAV-M (Mortar Carrier)
LAV-R (Recovery vehicle)
LAV-AD (Air Defense)
LAV-C2 (Command and Control)
LAV-LOG (Logistics)
LAV-MEWSS Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System		 Amphibious
Assault Amphibious Vehicle (Amphibious) Marine Corps 1,311 AAVP-7A1 (Personnel)
AAVC-7A1 (Command)
AAVR-7A1(Recovery)		 Amphibious
Mine-Protected Ambush resistant/Medium Mine Protected Vehicle
RG-31 Nyala Army 1,964 RG-31 Charger US Army Version The RG-31 originated from South Africa
RG-33 Army 1,735 RG-33 Originated from South Africa
Cougar (vehicle) Army, Marine Corps, Air Force 3,500 ordered Cougar Hardened Engineering Vehicle
Cougar Joint EOD Response Vehicle
International MaxxPro Marine Corps, Army 5,250 ordered MaxxPro Dash
MRV
BAE Caiman Marine Corps, Army 2,800 ordered -----
Oshkosh M-ATV Army, Marine Corps 8,108 ordered ---
Buffalo (mine protected vehicle) Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy 200 ----
Armored Cars
Humvee Army, Marine Corps, Air Force,Navy, Coast Guard 260,000 Active Denial System
Ground Mobility Vehicle (Special Forces Variant)
Integrated Meteorological System
ZEUS-HLONS (HMMWV Laser Ordnance Neutralization System)
M1097 Heavy HMMWV Avenger
M1097A2 Unarmored Cargo/Troop/Air-defense Carrier
M1114 Up-Armored Armament Carrier
M1116 Up-Armored Armament Carrier
M1145 Up-Armored Armament Carrier
M1151A1 Up-Armored Armament Carrier
M1152A1 Up-Armored Cargo/Troop Carrier
M1165A1 Up-Armored General Purpose Vehicle
M1167A1 Up-Armored TOW Carrier
M1117 Armored Security Vehicle Army (Military Police) 1,836 Command and Control
Recovery Vehicle
Reconnaissance Surveillance & Target Acquisition
Ambulance
Infantry Carrier Vehicle
M1200 Armored Knight FiST-V
Light Utility Vehicle
Desert Patrol Vehicle Army, Navy (Navy SEALS) --- ---- Used extensively on Operation Desert Storm specifically the Navy SEALS
Light Strike Vehicle Army --- ---
Advanced Light Strike Vehicle Marine Corps, Navy (Navy SEALS) ---- ----
Ranger Special Operations Vehicle Army 12 ---- Exclusive use by the 75th Ranger Regiment
Interim Fast Attack Vehicle Marine Corps (Force Recon), Navy (Navy SEALS) 157 ---
Growler Marine Corps -- -- Can be Airlifted by a V-22 Osprey
Military engineering vehicle
M9 Armored Combat Earthmover Army 447 ---- Bulldozer
M60 Armored Vehicle Launch Bridge Army, Marine Corps --- M60 AVLB
M60A1 AVLB		 Bridge Layer
M88 Recovery Vehicle Army, Marine Corps --- M88A2 Hercules Armoured recovery vehicle
Caterpillar D7 Army, Marine Corps --- --- Bulldozer
Caterpillar D9 Army --- --- Bulldozer
M816 Wrecker Army --- ---- Armoured recovery vehicle
Chubby (mine detection system) Army ---- ---- Detection and Mine Removal Vehicle; Originated from South Africa
Self-propelled artillery
Dragon Fire (Self-propelled mortar carrier) Marine Corps 66 ---
M109 Paladin Army 850 M109A6
M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Army, Marine Corps 500 ---
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System Army 991 M270A1 Production ceased on 2003
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon
AN/TWQ-1 Avenger Army 1000 ---
MIM-104 Patriot Army 1106 Launchers MM-140F (PAC-3) Its purpose is for Anti-ballistic missile uses
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Army 24 --- Its purpose is for Anti-ballistic missile uses

Watercraft

Watercraft
Name Type Branches Quantity Notes Picture
Austin class Afloat forward staging base Navy 1
Nimitz class Aircraft carrier Navy 10
America class Amphibious assault ship Navy 1 11 planned
Wasp class Amphibious assault ship Navy 9
Blue Ridge class Amphibious Command Ship Navy 2
San Antonio class Amphibious transport dock Navy 10 12 planned
Los Angeles class Attack submarine Navy 39
Seawolf class Attack submarine Navy 3
Virginia class Attack submarine Navy 12 48 planned
Ohio class Ballistic missile submarine Navy 14
Ticonderoga class Cruiser Navy 22
Arleigh Burke class Destroyer Navy 63 76 planned
Whidbey Island class Dock landing ship Navy 8
Harpers Ferry class Dock landing ship Navy 4
Ohio class Guided missile submarine Navy 4
Freedom class Littoral combat ship Navy 3 12 planned
Independence class Littoral combat ship Navy 3 12 planned
Avenger class Mine countermeasures vessel Navy 11
Cyclone class Patrol boat Navy 14
Emory S. Land class Submarine tender Navy 2
Legend-class cutter National Security Cutter Coast Guard 6 9 planned
Hamilton Class Cutter High Endurance Cutter Coast Guard 4
Famous Class Cutter Medium Endurance Cutter Coast Guard 13 Famous-class cutter USCGC Thetis (WMEC 910) Ship caption=Famous-class cutter USCGC Thetis (WMEC-910)
Reliance Class Cutter Medium Endurance Cutter Coast Guard 14

Attire

Attire
List of current camouflage patterns and uniforms
Branch Camouflage pattern Image Picture

Army		 Universal Camouflage Pattern, used for the Army Combat Uniform (ACU).
Units deployed in Afghanistan are being issued MultiCam instead of standard UCP. Pattern is known as OCP - OEF Camouflage Pattern.
and

Marine Corps		 MARPAT pattern, used for the Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU) in two variants, woodland and desert.

Navy		 Navy Working Uniform (NWU). Comes in three variants - standard blue-grey for shipboard and garrison use, woodland, and desert.

Air Force		 Digitalized tigerstripe, used for the Airman Battle Uniform (ABU).

Some deployed ground units in Afghanistan use MultiCam.

Coast Guard		 Operational Dress Uniform (ODU).

MultiCam


SOCOM		 Common uniform for the SOCOM is still in development. Currently, MultiCam is widely used, replacing old BDU's.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Small Caliber Ammunition". 2013 Army Weapon Systems Handbook (pdf). Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  2. ↑ "Small Caliber Ammunition". Alliant Tech Systems(ATK). Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  3. 1 2 3 "Factsheet". May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. ↑ "GPS Wing Reaches GPS III IBR Milestone". Inside GNSS. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
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