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List of modern weapons

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

1 Weapons by country
2 Weapons by type
3 Weapons by name
4 See also

[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
ADEN 25 25 mm autocannon (United Kingdom)
ADEN Mk 4 30 mm autocannon (United Kingdom)
AK5 assault rifle (license-copy of the FN FNC built by Bofors of Sweden)
AK-47 assault rifle in production and service worldwide
AK-74 standard assault rifle of the Russian military
AN-94 Russian assault rifle to replace the AK-74
Ares Shrike 5.56 light machine gun conversion kit for M16 rifles
AUG assault rifle built by Steyr of Austria
Avenger 30 mm 7-barrel Gatling gun in United States service as the GAU-8/A
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
BK-27 27 mm autocannon built in Germany by Mauser
Breda 35 20 mm autocannon built in Italy
Bushmaster series of chain guns built by Hughes
C7 assault rifle (Canadian built version of the M16 rifle)
C8 shortened assault rifle (Canadian version of the carbine variant of the M16 rifle)
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 pistol by Israeli Military Industries
Dragunov sniper rifle from Russia, formally known as the SVD
Equalizer 20 mm 5-barrel Gatling gun in United States service as the GAU-12/U Equaliser
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
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
GPU-5/A Pave Claw 30 mm gun pod (houses a GAU-13/A Gatling gun)
Glock series of Austrian pistols
Heckler & Koch G3 assault rifle built by Germany during the Cold War and in service worldwide
Heckler & Koch G36 assault rifle build by 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
Ksp 90 light machine gun (Swedish designation for the FN Minimi)
L16 81 mm mortar built by Royal Ordnance in the United Kingdom
L96 sniper rifle in British Army service
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 SWS sniper rifle 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)
M168 Vulcan 20 mm 6-barrel Gatling Gun built by General Electric in the United States
M197 20 mm 3-barrel Gatling gun built by Martin-Marietta in the United States
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)
M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun built in the United States by Hughes
M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (United States designation for the FN Minimi)
M252 81 mm mortar (United States designation for the L16)
M1911 .45 cal. pistol (United States Army designation for the Colt Model 1911)
MAC-10 Machine pistol, often considered a submachinegun.
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
Millwall brick blunt newspaper instrument from England
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 12 20 mm cannon built by Colt in the United States
Mk 15 Phalanx 20 mm close-in weapon system built by Raytheon in the United States
MK 30F 30 mm autocannon built by Mauser in Germany
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
MGL-MK1 Multishot Grenade Launcher 6-rounds/40 mm grenade launcher built in South Africa
MP5 submachine gun built by Heckler & Koch of Germany
MP7 submachine gun built by Heckler & Koch of Germany
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 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
Pave Claw 30 mm gun pod in service with the United States as the GPU-5/A
PM Makarov pistol in service with Russian forces
QBZ-95 Assault rifle in serivce with China
Rheinmetall Rh202 20 mm cannon from Germany
Rk 62 assault rifle built by Valmet in Finland
Rk 95 assault rifle built by Valmet in Finland
RPK-74 light machine gun in service with Russian and other military forces
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
Shrike light machine gun conversion kit for M16 assault rifles produced by Ares in the United States
SKS assault rifle (Soviet design from the 1940s, still in service in many nations)
Sniper Weapon System in service with the United States Army as the M24 SWS
Soltam K6 120 mm mortar built in Israel
Soltam TT6 120 mm mortar built in Israel
Squad Automatic Weapon (United States program for a light machine gun for infantry squads, resulted in the M249)
Steyr AUG assault rifle in service with Austria and other nations
Steyr Scout sniper rifle
Stinger shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile (FIM-92 Stinger in United States service)
Sturmgewehr 77 assault rifle (Austrian service designation for the Steyr AUG)
SVD (Snaiperskaya Vintovka Dragunova) sniper rifle in Russian service, now known as the Dragunov
Tavor TAR-21 assault rifle, built in Israel
TOW antitank guided missile in service with the United States (as BGM-71) and elsewhere
TT6 120 mm mortar built in Israel by Soltam
Type 88 Sniper rifle in service with China
Ultimax 100 light machine gun built by Singapore
USP series of pistols by Heckler & Koch
Uzi submachine gun, built in Israel and widely used in military and police forces
VLe a variable lethality weapon with no moving parts developed by Metal Storm
XM8 prototype assult rifle was being tested by the U.S army to replace the M16 rifle before the project was cancelled.
XM26 modular 12 gau. shotgun system
XM25 is the Air-burst part of the XM29
XM29 prototype 20 mm air-burst grenade launcher/5.56 mm submachinegun under