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The following is a list of equipment of the United States Army:

Small arms

Model Image Caliber Type Origin Details
Pistols
M9 9 x 19mm NATO Pistol  Italy
 United States		 Beretta 92FS
To be replaced by the M17 Modular Handgun System[1][2]
M11 9 x 19mm NATO Pistol  Germany
 Switzerland
 United States		 Sig Sauer P228
To be replaced by the M18 Modular Handgun System[2]
M17, M18 9 x 19mm NATO Pistol  Germany
 Switzerland
 United States		 Sig Sauer P320
Winner of the Modular Handgun System/replacing all M9 and M11 pistols across all branches of the US Military[3]
Mk 24 45 ACP Pistol  Germany HK45 Compact Tactical - limited use in special forces/special operations forces operators
Mk 25 9 x 19mm NATO Pistol  Germany
 Switzerland		 Sig P226 - limited use in special forces/special operations forces operators
Mk 26 9 x 19mm NATO Pistol  Austria Glock 26 - limited use in special forces/special operations forces operators[4]
Mk 27 9 x 19mm NATO Pistol  Austria Glock 19 - widespread use in special operations/replacing the Sig Sauer P226 and Colt M45A1[4]
Mk 28 9 x 19mm NATO Pistol  Austria Glock 17 - limited use in special forces/special operations forces operators[4]
Submachine guns
B&T APC9 Pro-K File:Police Carbine APC Parabellum 9x19 calibre Switzerland Swiss defence industrry military technology 001.jpg 9 x 19mm NATO Submachine gun  United States
 Switzerland 		Used in Military Police and Security Details as Sub Compact Weapon (SCW)[5]
As of 2019 the United States has adopted a small number for use.
SIG Sauer MPX 9 x 19mm NATO Submachine gun  Germany
 Switzerland		 Used in night operations, close quarters, hostage rescue, and escort
MP5 9 x 19mm NATO Submachine gun  Germany Used in night operations, close quarters, hostage rescue, and escort
Small caliber rifles/carbine
M16 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle  United States Former standard service rifle, Formerly in use with Army National Guard.[6][7]
M4A1 5.56×45mm NATO Carbine  United States Standard service rifle and used by special forces/special operations forces operators[8][9]
Mk 16 Mod 0 / Mk 17 Mod 0 File:FN SCAR-L - FN SCAR-H.jpg 5.56×45mm NATO
7.62×51mm NATO 		Assault rifle/Battle rifle  Belgium
 United States		 Used by US Army Rangers and Delta Force
HK416 5.56×45mm NATO Assault rifle  Germany Used by Delta Force and SEAL Team Six during Operation Neptune's Spear
SIG Sauer MCX 5.56×45mm NATO, .300 AAC Blackout Assault rifle  Germany
 Switzerland		 Used by Joint Special Operations Command
Shotguns
500 MILLS 12-gauge Pump action shotgun  United States Used by Delta Force
M1014 12-gauge Semi-automatic shotgun  Italy
M26 MASS 12-gauge Modular accessory shotgun system  United States Attaches to M4 or standalone
Serbu Super-Shorty 12-gauge Pump action shotgun  United States
Machine guns
M249 5.56×45mm NATO Light machine gun  United States Belt-fed, but can be used with STANAG magazines[10][11]
M240 7.62×51mm NATO General purpose machine gun  United States Belt-fed[12][13]
Browning M2 .50 BMG Heavy machine gun  United States Mounted on vehicles or tripods.[14]
DMRs and sniper rifles
Mk 14 EBR 7.62×51mm NATO Designated marksman rifle  United States To be replaced with the M110A1 CSASS
M110 SASS 7.62×51mm NATO Designated marksman rifle  United States KAC SR-25
M110A1 CSASS 7.62×51mm NATO, 6.5mm Creedmoor Compact squad designated marksman rifle  Germany HK 417 Sniper, Replacing M110 SASS and M14 EBR
SIG Sauer 716 G2 7.62×51mm NATO Designated marksman rifle  United States
M24 SWS 7.62×51mm NATO Sniper weapon system  United States Remington 700
M2010 ESR .300 Winchester Magnum Enhanced sniper rifle  United States
Mk 13
Mod 5		 .300 Winchester Magnum Sniper rifle  United Kingdom AI Arctic Warfare
Mk 20 SSR 7.62×51mm NATO, 6.5mm Creedmoor Sniper Support rifle  Belgium
 United States		 FN SCAR-H TPR
Mk 21 PSR 7.62×51mm NATO, .300 Winchester Magnum, .338 Lapua Magnum Precision sniper rifle  United States Remington MSR
Mk 22 ASR 7.62x51mm NATO, .300 Norma Magnum, .338 Norma Magnum Advanced sniper rifle  United States Barret MRAD
M107 .50 BMG Anti-materiel rifle, sniper rifle  United States
Grenade-based weapons
Mk 19 40mm Automatic grenade launcher  United States Belt-fed.[15][16]
Mk 47 Striker 40mm Automatic grenade launcher  United States Fire-control system
M203 40mm Grenade launcher  United States Single-shot underbarrel grenade launcher[17][18]
M320 40mm Grenade launcher  Germany
 United States		 Single-shot underbarrel or stand-alone grenade launcher
M67 Fragmentation grenade  United States
M18 Smoke grenade  United States
M84 Flashbang  United States
Portable anti-material weapons
AT4 File:AT-4Launcher.jpeg 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[19] 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
M202 FLASH 66mm M235 Incendiary TPA Multishot incendiary rocket launcher  United States

Artillery

Model Image Caliber Origin Numbers Details
Mortars
M224[20][21] 60 mm  United States Unknown
M252[22][23] 81 mm  United Kingdom 990[24]
M120[25][26] 120 mm  Israel 1,076[24]
Howitzers
M109 155 mm self-propelled howitzer  United States 998 active[24]
500 in storage[24]		 98 M109A7, 900 M109A6[24]
M777 155 mm gun-howitzer  United Kingdom 518[24] 518 M777A2[24]
M119 105 mm howitzer  United Kingdom
 United States		 821[24] 821 M119A2/3
Rocket artillery
M270 File:MLRS 05.jpg  United States 991[24] 991 M270A1.[24] Armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher
M142[27]  United States 375[24] M270 pod mounted on a standard Army Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV) truck frame
Air defense
C-RAM  United States Unknown Trailer-mounted version of the Phalanx CIWS
AN/TWQ-1 Avenger  United States ~800[28] Self-propelled surface-to-air missile system mounted on a HMMWV
MIM-104  United States 1 106 Mobile, long-range surface-to-air missile with anti-ballistic missile capability

Vehicles

Name Image Origin Quantity Notes
MWV
HMMWV  United States 100,000 Around 40% of those remaining in service are armored; the armored HMMWVs in service are to be replaced by the JLTV.
Light Strike Vehicle  United States Unknown
Oshkosh L-ATV  United States 53,582 (procurement objective) Will part-replace the Humvee. Oshkosh Defense was awarded JLTV contract on 25 August 2015 for up to 16,901 JLTVs. The procurement objective is a total of 53,582; 49,099 for the U.S. Army and 4,483 for the U.S. Marine Corps.[29]
RSOV  United Kingdom 60 (delivered)
Infantry Squad Vehicle  United States 649 (procurement objective) Based on Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 platform. Designed to provide greater mobility to Infantry Brigade Combat Teams. [30]
Trucks
M939 Truck
 United States 25,000[31] Intention is to replace with the Oshkosh FMTV. Figures include National Guard and Air Force.
FMTV  United States 108,800 (Active in all services) Oshkosh Defense - >23,400 trucks/>11,400 trailers (current manufacturer). 74,000 trucks and trailers by legacy manufacturers. Figures include National Guard and Air Force.[31]
HEMTT  United States >27,000 (new build and remanufactured)[32] Figures include National Guard and Air Force
Oshkosh HET
 United States 4,079 (delivered; not all remain in service)[33] 2,488 M1070A0 tractors and >2,600 M1000 trailers delivered of which at least 1,009 tractors and >1000 trailers have been Reset. 1,591 M1070A1 delivered. Figures include National Guard and Air Force.
Armoured vehicles
M1 Abrams
 United States 2,389 active[24]
3,300 in storage[24] 		Main battle tank. 1,605 M1A2SEPv2 and 750 M1A1 SA in active service. 34+ M1A2C in testing. 3,300 M1A1/A2 in storage.[24]
M2 Bradley
 United States 2,500 active[24]
2,000 in storage[24] 		Infantry fighting vehicle
M3 Bradley
 United States 1,200 active[24]
800 in storage[24] 		Infantry fighting vehicle
M1120 Stryker
 Canada/ United States 4,351[24] Armored personnel carrier
M113
 United States 5,000 active[24]
8,000 in storage[24] 		Armored personnel carrier
M1117
 United States 2,900[24] Armored car
M88 Hercules
 United States 1,195 active[24]
1,000 in storage[24] 		Armored recovery vehicle. 835 M88A2, 360 M88A1 active.[24] 1,000 M88A1 in storage.[24]
M9
 United States 250[24] Combat engineering vehicle
M1200 Armored Knight  United States 465[24] Armored utility vehicle
MRAPs
M-ATV  United States 5,651[24]
International MaxxPro  United States 2,934[24]
RG-31  South Africa 2,300 (est.) (all services)[34] 1,679 under MRAP procurement and 570 ONS Army; at least 894 Mk5E are required for conversion into MMPV Type II by the Army[34]
RG-33
RG-33L 		 South Africa 2,386 (all services)[34] 712 will be retained by the Army as MMPV Type 1.[34]
Buffalo  United States 750[35]

MRAP vehicles

The Pentagon bought 25,000 MRAP vehicles since 2007 in 25 variants through rapid acquisition with no long-term plans for the platforms. The Army plans to divest 7,456 vehicles and retain 8,585. Of the total number of vehicles the Army is to keep, 5,036 are to be put in storage, 1,073 used for training and the remainder spread across the active force. The Oshkosh M-ATV will be kept the most at 5,681 vehicles, as it is smaller and lighter than other MRAPs for off-road mobility. The other most retained vehicle will be the Navistar MaxxPro Dash with 2,633 vehicles and 301 Maxxpro ambulances. Other MRAPs such as the Cougar, BAE Caiman, and larger MaxxPros will be disposed.[36]

Vehicle-mounted weapons

Aircraft

The U.S. Army operates some fixed-wing aircraft and many helicopters.[39]

See also: United States Army
Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Quantity Note
Fixed-wing aircraft
C-12 Huron  United States Cargo/Transport C-12C
C-12D
C-12F
MC-12W 		17
14
17
11[40]
C-26 Metroliner  United States Cargo/Transport C-26E 11
C-31 Troopship  Netherlands Cargo/Transport C-31A 2
Gulfstream C-37  United States Cargo/Transport C-37A
C-37B 		2
1
EO-5  Canada Reconnaissance EO-5C 5[41] Previously designated as RC-7B
RC-12 Huron  United States Reconnaissance RC-12D
RC-12H
RC-12K
RC-12X 		12
6
18
14[42]
Cessna UC-35  United States Utility aircraft UC-35A
UC-35B 		20
7
STOL
DHC-6 Twin Otter  Canada Utility STOL aircraft UV-18A 6
Helicopters
AH-6 Little Bird  United States Attack helicopter MH/AH-6M 60
AH-64 Apache  United States Attack helicopter AH-64D
AH-64E 		756
CH-47 Chinook  United States Cargo helicopter CH-47D
CH-47F 		394
48
EH-60 Black Hawk  United States Electronic-warfare helicopter EH-60A 64
MH-47 Chinook  United States Multi-mission helicopter MH-47G 27
TH-67 Creek  United States
 Canada 		Trainer helicopter TH-67 180 To be retired by 2020[43]
UH-60 Black Hawk  United States Utility helicopter UH-60A
UH-60L
UH-60M 		751
592
250[44][45]



1227 planned
UH-72 Lakota  United States
 Europe 		Utility helicopter UH-72A 250 345 planned[46]
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
AeroVironment Switchblade Attack UAV 4400+ †
RQ-11B Raven Hand-launched UAV 5000 †
Prioria Robotics Maveric Hand-launched UAV 36 [47]
RQ-20A Puma Hand-launched UAV 325 †
RQ-7B Shadow Reconnaissance UAV 500+ †
MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended-Range Multi-Purpose UAV 132
180 		[citation needed]
†
  • † (numbers as per individual articles)

Number of aircraft

As of 4 April 2019, the Army has;

  • 193 - fixed-wing/STOL aircraft +
  • 3,372 - rotary-wing/helicopters =
  • 3,565 - total manned aircraft +
  • 10,441 - UAVs/UCAVs/drones =
  • 14,006 - grand total of aircraft

Vessels

The Army also operates several vessels.[48]

Name Image Type Versions Quantity
Watercraft
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

Main article: Uniforms of the United States Army
Current attire
Name Pattern name(s) Pattern Image Notes
Army Combat Uniform (ACU) Operational Camouflage Pattern The OCP uniform was originally codenamed Scorpion W2 in the early 2000s. In response to soldiers' complaints about the ineffectiveness of the Universal Camouflage Pattern that had been in service for the past decade, the army conducted a program between uniform manufacturers in 2015 to find a replacement. The OCP pattern was declared the winner and began to be rolled out in June 2015 and became mandatory in September 2019.[49]
Army Combat Shirt (ACS)
Army Aircrew Combat Uniform (A2CU) Operational 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 replaced the Army Green and the Army White uniforms (a uniform similar to the Army Green uniform, but worn in tropical postings) and became the new Army Service Uniform, which functions 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, 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.

Field equipment

Modular sleep system

A Modular Sleep System in use

The Modular Sleep System (MSS) is a sleeping bag kit part of the Extended Cold Weather Clothing System (Gen I to Gen III) used by the United States Army and manufactured by Tennier Industries. It consists of a camouflaged, waterproof, breathable bivy cover, a lightweight patrol sleeping bag, and an intermediate cold-weather sleeping bag (note that the color differs depending on the vintage of the gear). Compression sacks are included to store and carry the system. The MSS is available in a variety of camouflage patterns. The patrol bag provides weather protection from 35–50 °F (2–10 °C). The intermediate bag provides cold weather protection from −5–35 °F (−21–2 °C). Combining the patrol bag and intermediate bags provides extreme cold weather protection in temperatures as low as −30 °F (−34 °C). The bivy cover can be used with each of three MSS configurations (patrol, intermediate, or combined) to provide environmental protection from wind and water. The sleeping bags are made of ripstop nylon fabrics and continuous-filament polyester insulation; the camouflage bivy cover is made with waterproof, breathable, coated or laminated nylon fabric; the compression sacks are made with water-resistant and durable nylon fabrics.[50]

Army Elements Fleece

Used by Army aviation crews to adapt to varying mission requirements and environmental conditions.

This section incorporates work from https://peosoldier.army.mil/newpeo/Equipment/Temp.asp?id=CIE_SS, which is in the public domain as it is a work of the United States Military.

3D printing

In November 2012, the U.S. Army developed a tactical 3D printing capability to allow it to rapidly manufacture critical components on the battlefield.[51] Additive manufacturing is now a capability at Rock Island Arsenal[52] where parts can now be manufactured outside a factory including:

  • M1A1 Abrams tank turret[52]
  • 40 mm grenade launcher[52]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Equipment of the United States Army.

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