List of modern weapons

List of all weapons currently in development, production, or significant service in the world.

Weapons by country

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Weapons by type

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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

ee also

* List of weapons
* List of artillery
* List of firearms
*Military technology and equipment "(all eras)"
* List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
*List of crew served weapons of the US Armed Forces
*List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps
*List of modern armament manufacturers
*Bulletproof vest
*Gas mask