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The United States' Department of Defense [3] maintains war reserve stocks around the world, mainly in NATO countries and in some major non-NATO allies. [1] The US 31st Munitions Squadron is tasked with maintaining and distributing the largest war reserve stockpiles of munitions for the United States Air Forces in Europe. [4]
Unlike many countries in Europe and Asia, the United States has not been subjected to significant aerial bombardment. Nevertheless, according to the Department of Defense, "millions of acres" of US territory may contain UXO, discarded military munitions (DMM) and munitions constituents (e.g., explosive compounds). [61]
8-inch howitzer M1917, WWI-era US-made versions of British BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII; 4.5-inch gun M1 WWII US field gun; 105 mm M2A1 (M101A1) howitzer WWII US standard light field gun; 105 mm M102 howitzer; 155 mm gun M1, M2, M59 a WWII and Korea era field gun widely known as the Long Tom; 8 inch howitzer M1 (M115) a towed, used by ...
A crew from the 420th Munitions Squadron at RAF Welford in 2012. Munition Support Squadrons (MUNS) are geographically separated units which are located over Europe.They are co-located on several main operating NATO bases and they are working together with their host nation wing.
The US military began storing equipment in Norway during 1982 after a memorandum of understanding was signed between the two countries that year. [1] This initiative was initially designated the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade Program, and aimed to allow NATO forces in the region to be more quickly reinforced.
The biggest army in NATO, by a significant margin, is the United States Army with 485,000 regular personnel, as of 2021. The US army is followed by the Turkish Army with 260,200 personnel. Most European members of NATO have total active personnel for their armies in the tens of thousands.
European nations produced 287 MLRS systems, with the first being delivered in 1989. [12] Some 1,300 M270 systems have been manufactured in the United States and in Western Europe to date, along with more than 700,000 rockets of all kinds, including over 70,000 GMLRS guided munitions as of March 2024. [13] [14]
This list of missiles by country displays the names of missiles in order of the country where they originate (were developed), with the countries listed alphabetically and annotated with their continent (and defence alliance, if applicable). In cases where multiple nations have developed or produced a missile, it is listed under each ...