List of modern weapons

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List of all weapons currently in development, production, or significant service in the world.
Contents[hide]
1 Weapons by country
2 Weapons by type
3 Weapons by name
4 See also
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[edit] Weapons by country
See list of modern weapons by country

[edit] Weapons by type
See list of modern weapons by type

[edit] Weapons by name
2A42 30 mm autocannon from Russia
9K38 Igla Russian man portable, shoulder launched surface to air missile, also known by its NATO reporting name as SA-18 Grouse]].
AA-52 general purpose machine gun made in France
ADEN 25 25 mm autocannon (United Kingdom)
ADEN Mk 4 30 mm autocannon (United Kingdom)
AG-3 Norwegian version of the German G3 rifle.
AGS-17 Soviet designed 30mm automatic grenade launcher, in service world wide.
AK5 assault rifle (license-copy of the FN FNC built by Bofors of Sweden)
AK-47 assault rifle in production and wide service worldwide.
AK-74 standard assault rifle of the Russian military
AN-94 Russian assault rifle, in limited service with elite Russian military and some police forces.
AK-101 series Kalashnikov series rifle. Variants include 101, 102, and 108, which use standard NATO 5.56 x 45mm ammunition, the AK 103 and 104, which use 7.62 x 39, and the AK 105 and 107, which use 5.45 x 39 ammunition, built solely for export.
Ares Shrike 5.56 light machine gun conversion kit for M16 rifles
Benelli M4 Super 90 shotgun from Italy
Beretta 92F/FS 9 mm pistol used by the United States as the M9
BGM-71 TOW antitank guided missile in service with the United States and worldwide
Breda 35 20 mm autocannon built in Italy
C7 assault rifle (Canadian built version of the M16 rifle)
C8 shortened assault rifle (Canadian version of the M4 Carbine)
C9 light machine gun (Canadian designation for the FN MINIMI)
Colt Mk 12 20 mm cannon from the United States
Colt Model 1911 .45 cal. pistol adopted by the United States military as the M1911
Desert Eagle a .50 caliber pistol built by Israeli Military Industries
Dragunov sniper rifle from Russia, formerly known as the SVD
Emerlec 30 mm naval gun mount built by Emerson Electric of the United States and exported to several countries
F1 20 mm autocannon produced in France
F89 light machine gun (Australian service designation for the FN MINIMI)
FAMAS standard assault rifle of the French military
FIM-92 Stinger shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile in United States service
Five-seveN 5.7 mm pistol by Fabrique Nationale
FN FAL assault rifle built by Belgium and in service with many nations
FN FNC assault rifle built by Belgium and in service worldwide
FN MAG general purpose machine gun built by Belgium and in service worldwide
FN MINIMI light machine gun built by Belgium and in service with many countries
FN SCAR Modular rifle designed by Fabrique Nationale for US SOCOM. The SCAR-L fires the standard NATO 5.56mm cartridge, while the SCAR-H fires NATO 7.62mm cartridges.
Franchi SPAS-12 Combat shotgun
Galil assault rifle built by Israel
GAU-8/A Avenger 30 mm 7-barrel Gatling gun built by Martin Marietta in the United States
GAU-12/U Equalizer 25 mm 5-barrel Gatling gun built by Martin Marietta in the United States
GAU-13/A 30 mm 4-barrel Gatling gun built by Martin Marietta in the United States
GIAT BM92-G1 (PAMAS-G1) French Army variant of Beretta 92F 9mm pistol.
Glock series of Austrian pistols
GPU-5/A Pave Claw 30 mm gun pod (houses a GAU-13/A Gatling gun)
GShG-7.62 Russian 4 barreled minigun of 7.62 calibre
Heckler & Koch 416 Upper receiver conversion for M16/M4 rifles manufactured by Heckler & Koch
Heckler & Koch AG36 German single shot grenade launcher designed for the G36 assault rifle
Heckler & Koch G3 assault rifle built by Germany during the Cold War and in service worldwide
Heckler & Koch G36 assault rifle built by Germany
Heckler & Koch GMG 40mm automatic grenade launcher in service with the German, British, and Dutch armies.
Heckler & Koch HK 21 squad automatic weapon built in Germany
Heckler & Koch MP5 9 mm submachine gun built by Germany and in worldwide service
Heckler & Koch MP7 submachine gun built by Germany
Heckler & Koch USP series of pistols
Hispano-Suiza HS.404 20 mm autocannon from France
Hispano-Suiza HS.804 20 mm autocannon from France
Hispano-Suiza HS.820 20 mm autocannon from France
Hughes Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun in service with the United States as the M242
Hughes Bushmaster II 30 mm chain gun under development
Hughes Bushmaster III 35 mm or 50 mm chain gun under development
INSAS 5.56 mm assault rifle
K6 120 mm mortar built in Israel by Soltam
KAA 20 mm autocannon built by Oerlikon in Switzerland
KAB 20 mm autocannon built by Oerlikon in Switzerland
KBA 25 mm autocannon built by Oerlikon in Switzerland
KDF 35 mm autocannon built by Oerlikon in Switzerland
Khaybar KH2002 Iranian bull-pup conversion for M16A1 assault rifle.
Ksp 90 light machine gun (Swedish designation for the FN MINIMI)
LAG 40 40mm automatic grenade launcher in service with the Portuguese and Spanish forces
L16 81mm Mortar built by Royal Ordnance in the United Kingdom
L96 sniper rifle in British Army service
LAW 80 94mm man-portable one-shot disposable anti-tank weapon used by the British Army and others, capable of penetrating 700 mm of RHA.
M2 Browning .50 Cal heavy machine gun
M4 carbine shortened assault rifle in service with the United States and other nations
M4 Super 90 shotgun from Benelli in Italy
M9 9 mm pistol (United States Army designation for the Beretta 92F/FS)
M16 standard assault rifle of the United States military and in service worldwide
M24 Sniper Weapon System in service with the United States Army
M39 20 mm cannon (United States)
M40 sniper rifle in service with the United States Marine Corps
M60 machine gun in service with the United States military and worldwide
M61 Vulcan 20 mm 6-barrel Gatling Gun built by General Electric in the United States
M120 120 mm mortar (United States designation for the Soltam K6)
M121 120 mm mortar (United States designation for the Soltam TT6)
M197 20 mm 3-barrel Gatling gun built by Martin-Marietta in the United States
M203 grenade launcher 40mm underslung grenade launcher in service with the US Army, for its M16 and M4 rifles.
M230 30 mm chain gun (United States)
M238 30 mm autocannon (United States)
M240 general purpose machine gun (United States designation for the FN MAG)
M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (United States designation for the FN MINIMI)
M252 81 mm mortar (United States designation for the L16)
MAC-10 Machine pistol, often considered a submachinegun.
MG 710 general purpose machine gun built by SIGARMS of Switzerland
MAG general purpose machine gun built by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium
Makarov PM pistol in service with Russian forces
Matador antitank rocket launcher from Singapore
MINIMI light machine gun built by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium and widely exported
Minigun a six barrelled Machinegun capable of 6,000 rounds per minute
Mk 15 Phalanx 20 mm close-in weapon system built by Raytheon in the United States
Mk 19 grenade launcher 40mm automatic grenade launcher in service with US forces.
Mk 75 76 mm/62 naval gun mount (United States Navy designation for the OTO-Melara 76 mm/62 Compact)
Mauser BK-27 27 mm autocannon built in Germany
Mauser MK 30F 30 mm autocannon built in Germany
Milkor MGL Multishot Grenade Launcher 6-rounds/40 mm grenade launcher built in South Africa.
Negev light machine gun, built by Israeli Military Industries
NeoStead 2000 shotgun from South Africa
Non-Line-Of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) built by Metal Storm
Oerlikon KAA 20 mm autocannon built in Switzerland
Oerlikon KAB 20 mm autocannon built in Switzerland
Oerlikon KAD 20 mm autocannon, renamed Hispano-Suiza HS.820
Oerlikon KBA 25 mm autocannon built in Switzerland
Oerlikon KDF 35 mm autocannon built in Switzerland
OTO-Melara 76 mm/62 Compact naval gun mount in service with many navies
P90 submachine gun built by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium
Pancor Jackhammer automatic shotgun designed in the United States, but not in full production
PGM Hecate II .50cal sniper rifle in service with the French Army.
QBZ-95 Assault rifle in service with China
R1 assault rifle old SADF rifle which was replaced by the R4.
R4 assault rifle standard SADF assault rifle used worldwide.
Rheinmetall Rh202 20 mm cannon from Germany
Rk 62 assault rifle built by Valmet in Finland
Rk 95 TP assault rifle built by SAKO in Finland
RPK-74 light machine gun in service with Russian and other military forces
RPG-7 Widely-produced and used handheld anti-tank grenade launcher designed by the Soviet Union. The RPG-7 can use HEAT, thermobaric, and fragmentation warheads.
SA80 series of rifles for service with British forces
SAR-21 assault rifle built by Singapore
ShKH Zuzana 155 mm Self-propelled Gun Howitzer from Slovakia
SKS Semi-automatic carbine (Soviet design from the 1940s, still in service in many nations)
Sniper Weapon System in service with the United States Army as the M24 Sniper Weapon System
M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System modular 12 gau. shotgun system
Soltam K6 120 mm mortar built in Israel
Soltam TT6 120 mm mortar built in Israel
SR-47 M4 assault rifle converted to fire Soviet 7.62x39mm ammunition, and accepts standard AK-47 magazines.
Steyr AUG assault rifle in service with Austria and other nations
Steyr M series of semi-automatic pistols
Steyr Scout sniper rifle
Strela 2 Russian man portable, shoulder launched, surface to air missile, also known by NATO reporting name as SA-7 "Grail".
Sturmgewehr 57 battle rifle, made in Switzerland
Sturmgewehr 77 assault rifle (Austrian service designation for the Steyr AUG)
Tavor TAR-21 assault rifle, built in Israel
TOW antitank guided missile in service with the United States (as BGM-71) and elsewhere
Type 88 Sniper rifle in service with China
Ultimax 100 light machine gun built by Singapore
Uzi submachine gun, built in Israel and widely used in military and police forces
Vektor Y3 AGL 40mm automatic grenade launcher, in use by South African Army.
VHS assault rifle, built in Croatia
VLe a variable lethality weapon with no moving parts developed by Metal Storm
XM8 prototype assault rifle was being tested by the U.S army to replace the M16 rifle before the project was cancelled.
XM25 is the Air-burst part of the XM29
XM29 prototype 20 mm air-burst grenade launcher/5.56 mm submachinegun under
testing in the U.S
M320 under-barrel grenade launcher built by Heckler & Koch
Zastava M21 is a modern 5.56x45mm assault rifle manufactured by Serbia and is in service with 3 other nations
barret .50 sniper rifle