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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Weapons by country
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Weapons by type
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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
- Bofors AK5 assault rifle (license-copy of the FN FNC)
- 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)
- C8 shortened assault rifle (Canadian version of the carbine variant of the M16)
- 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
- 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)
- Fabrique Nationale Five-seveN 5.7 mm pistol
- 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)
- General Electric Vulcan series of 20 mm 6 barrel Gatling guns built in the United States
- Glock series of Austrian pistols
- Heckler und Koch G3 assault rifle built by Germany during the Cold War and in service worldwide
- Heckler und Koch MP5 9 mm submachine gun built by Germany and in worldwide service
- Heckler und Koch MP7 submachine gun built by Germany
- Heckler und 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 Industries Desert Eagle pistol
- Israeli Military Industries Negev light machine gun
- Jackhammer automatic shotgun designed by Pancor in the United States, but not in full production
- 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
- Mk 12 20 mm cannon built by Colt in the United States
- Mk 15 Phalanx 20 mm close in weapon system built by Hughes in the United States
- MK 30F 30 mm autocannon built by Mauser in Germany
- Mk 75 76mm/62 naval gun mount (United States Navy designation for the OTO-Melara 76mm/62 Compact)
- Mauser BK-27 27 mm autocannon built in Germany
- Mauser MK 30F 30 mm autocannon built in Germany
- MP5 submachine gun built by Heckler und Koch of Germany
- MP7 submachine gun built by Heckler und 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 76mm/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
- Phalanx 20 mm close in weapon system in United States Navy service as the Mk 15 Phalanx
- PM Makarov pistol in service with Russian forces
- 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
- 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)
- Scout sniper rifle by Steyr
- 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 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 the BGM-71) and elsewhere
- TT6 120 mm mortar built in Israel by Soltam
- Ultimax light machine gun built by Singapore
- USP series of pistols by Heckler und Koch
- Uzi submachine gun built in Israel and widely used in military and police forces
- Valmet Rk 62 assault rifle built in Finland
- Vulcan series of 20 mm 6-barrel Gatling guns built by General Electric in the United States
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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
