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This is a list of weapons served individually by the United States armed forces.While the general understanding is that crew-served weapons require more than one person to operate them, there are important exceptions in the case for both squad automatic weapons (SAW) and sniper rifles.
The United States Army uses various equipment in the course of their work. Small arms Firearms Model Image Caliber Type Origin Details Pistols SIG Sauer M17 9×19mm NATO Pistol United States SIG Sauer P320 – US Army Standard Issue Sidearm. Winner of the Modular Handgun System competition. Replaced all M9 and M11 pistols in service. Glock 26 9×19mm NATO Pistol Austria Glock 26 – limited ...
Assault rifles, battle rifles, bolt action rifles and carbines M1903 Springfield: Bolt-action rifle: Springfield Armory.30-03 Springfield.30-06 Springfield: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard: Still in use with Junior ROTC units for ceremonial purposes. M1 Garand: Semi-automatic rifle: Springfield Armory.30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm)
Battle rifles are full-length, semi-automatic or select fire rifles that are chambered for a full-power rifle cartridge, [1] and have been adopted by a nation's military. The difference between a battle rifle and a designated marksman rifle is often only one of terminology with modifications to the trigger and accuracy enhancements; many of the weapons below are currently still in use and have ...
Assault rifles are full-length, select fire rifles that are chambered for an intermediate-power rifle cartridge that use a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are currently the standard service rifles in most modern militaries. Some rifles listed below, such as the AR-15, also come in semi-auto models that would not belong under the term ...
The XM7, previously known as the XM5, is the U.S. Army variant of the SIG MCX Spear, a 6.8×51mm (.277 in), gas-operated, magazine-fed assault rifle [1] designed by SIG Sauer for the Next Generation Squad Weapon program in 2022 to replace the M4 carbine.
List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces; Uniforms of the United States Armed Forces; Equipment of the United States Army; Equipment of the United States Marine Corps; Equipment of the United States Navy. currently active ships of the United States Navy; currently active United States military watercraft; Equipment of the United ...
M40 rifle – M40A3, M40A5 and M40A6 variants in use as sniper rifles. Barrett 50 Cal/M82/M107 – in use as the M82A3 and M107 variants. The M82A3 being an upgraded M82A1A, and the M107 being a variant made in response to requirements issued for an anti-materiel rifle. M21 – modified M14 rifle