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United States: Standard service rifle. To be partially replaced by the XM7, winner of the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program [9] Mk 17 Mod 0: 7.62×51mm NATO: Battle rifle Belgium United States: Used by US Army Rangers, US Army Special Forces, and Delta Force [10] HK416: 5.56×45mm NATO: Assault rifle Germany: Used by Delta Force [11] M16: 5. ...
On January 19, 2017, the United States Army announced that a customized version of SIG Sauer's P320 had won the Army's XM17 Modular Handgun System competition. The full-sized model was designated the M17, and the shorter length carry model, the M18. [4] The guns have subsequently been adopted by the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and ...
Within the Table of Organization and Equipment for both the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps, these two classes of weapons are considered as crew-served; the operator of the weapon has an assistant who carries additional ammunition and associated equipment, acts as a spotter, and is also fully qualified in the operation of ...
Various firearms used by the United States military during World War II, displayed at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax County, Virginia. The following is a list of World War II weapons of the United States, which includes firearm, artillery, vehicles, vessels, and other support equipment known to have been used by the United States Armed Forces—namely the United States Army, United ...
General purpose light machine gun Belgium United States: Belt-fed M240: 7.62×51mm NATO: General purpose medium machine gun Belgium United States: Belt-fed M60: 7.62×51mm NATO: General purpose medium machine gun United States: Belt-fed, current models: E4 (Mk 43 mod 0/1) and E6 Browning M2HB.50 BMG: Heavy machine gun United States: Mounted on ...
The British Army was the last major military service to adopt a semi-automatic service pistol as a standard sidearm, phasing out their Webley Mk IV, Enfield No 2 Mk I, and Smith & Wesson Victory revolvers in 1969, [1] after which the Browning Hi-Power became the Army's official service pistol.
The M9 was the standard sidearm of the United States Navy, United States Army, and the United States Air Force from 1985 to 2017, [30] replacing the Colt M1911A1 in the Army and Navy, and the Smith & Wesson .38 Special in the Air Force. The M9A1 is also seeing limited issue to the United States Marine Corps. [31]
7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) (Postwar use by U.S. Navy) Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard: Mostly ceremonial. M4 carbine/M4A1: Assault rifle, Carbine: Colt Manufacturing Company: 5.56×45mm NATO: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, USSOCOM: M4A1 currently the standard service rifle of the United States Army ...