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Adopted by the United States Army as the "Lightweight Multipurpose Weapon M136". M3 MAAWS: Anti-tank recoilless rifle: Saab Bofors Dynamics: 84x246mm R Army, USSOCOM: SMAW: Anti-tank rocket system: Nammo Talley: 83.5mm Army, Marine Corps Anti-air weapons FIM-92 Stinger: Man-portable air-defense system: Raytheon Missiles & Defense: Army, Marine ...
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 ...
This is a list of countries by level of military equipment, including naval ships, fighter aircraft and nuclear weapons. This list is indicative only, as strict comparisons cannot accurately be made. This list is indicative only, as strict comparisons cannot accurately be made.
UHF base and handheld digital radios, using P25 technology optimized for public safety. The APX 6500 series include base/vehicle and handheld radios. The SRX 2200 is a military handheld variant for use as intra-squad radio, with more than 5,000 units scheduled for delivery under the Philippine Army's C4ISTAR - Hand Held Radio Project under ...
Military tactics encompasses the art of organizing and employing fighting forces on or near the battlefield.They involve the application of four battlefield functions which are closely related – kinetic or firepower, mobility, protection or security, and shock action.
In 1996, JTF 2 deployed to Haiti to advise the security forces of President René Préval on methods to repel the revolutionary army, train local SWAT teams and raid weapons smugglers in Port-au-Prince.
United States special operations forces (SOF) are the active and reserve component forces of the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force within the US military, as designated by the Secretary of Defense and specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support special operations.
At the end of its era in Namibia, the unit had developed into a conventional battle group. Apart from the infantry companies and the recce company, the battalion was strengthened by a battery of 120 mm (4.7 in) mortars, a squadron of Ratel ZT-3 and 90 mm (3.5 in) tank destroyers and a troop of 20 mm (0.79 in) anti-aircraft guns mounted on ...