Equipment of the United States Armed Forces

The Equipment of the United States Armed Forces can be subdivided into: ammunition, weapons, vehicles and attire.

Ammunition

• 4.6×30mm
• 5.56×45mm NATO
  • M855 Ball
  • M855A1 Ball
  • M856 Tracer
  • M856A1 Tracer
  • M995 Armor Piercing
  • Mk 262 Mod 1
  • Mk318 Mod 0
• 7.62×51mm NATO^[1]
  • M62 Tracer
  • M80 Ball
  • M118LR
  • M276 Dim Tracer
  • M993 Armor Piercing
  • Mk 316 Mod 0
  • Mk319 Mod 0
• .300 Winchester Magnum
  • Mk 248 Mod 0/1
• .338 Lapua Magnum
• 9×19mm Parabellum
  • M882 Ball
• .40 S&W
• .45 ACP
• .50 BMG^[2]
  • M8 Armor Piercing Incendiary (API)
  • M17 Tracer
  • M20 Armor Piercing Incendiary-Tracer (API-T)
  • M33 Ball
  • M903 SLAP
  • M962 SLAP-T
  • M1022 Long Range Sniper
  • Mk 211 Mod 0
  • Mk257 API Dim Tracer
  • Mk 300 Mod 0 API-T
• 12 Gauge

Weapons

Weapons

Name	Type	Caliber	Branches	Notes	Picture
Small arms
M16A2	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy	Virtually phased out, still in limited service
M16A4	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Marine Corps, Army
M4 Carbine	Carbine	5.56×45mm NATO	Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, USSOCOM	Standard service rifle of the US armed forces
HK416	Carbine	5.56×45mm NATO	USSOCOM
Mk17 Mod 0	Battle rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	USSOCOM
M14	Battle rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy	Limited service, mostly ceremonial
Mk 14 EBR	Designated marksman rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	USSOCOM, Army
SAM-R	Designated marksman rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Marine Corps
SDM-R	Designated marksman rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Army
Mk 12 SPR	Designated marksman rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	USSOCOM	Being replaced by the Mk 17 Mod 0 by 2017
M110 SASS	Designated marksman rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Army (as CSASS), Marine Corps	To replace the M39 & Mk 11 (USMC) and M14 EBR (Army)
M24	Sniper Rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Army, Air Force, USSOCOM
M107	Anti-material rifle	.50 BMG	Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, USSOCOM
500 MILS	Shotgun	12-gauge	Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy	also 500M MILS
M870	Shotgun	12-gauge	Army, Marine Corps, Navy
M26 MASS	Shotgun	12-gauge	Army
MP5	Submachine gun	9×19mm Parabellum	Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, USSOCOM
MP7	Submachine gun	4.6×30mm HK	Army, Navy, USSOCOM
M240	General purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy
M60	General purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Army, USSOCOM
M249	Light machine gun	5.56×45mm NATO	Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy
M27 IAR	Light Machine Gun	5.56×45mm NATO	Marine Corps
M9 Pistol	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy	Standard service pistol
P226	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm Parabellum	Army, Marine Corps, Navy
M1911	Semi-automatic pistol	.45 ACP	Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy	Limited service
Vehicle weapons
M61 Vulcan	Six-barrelled Gatling gun	20×102mm	Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy
M134	Six-barrelled Gatling gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy
M2 HMG	Heavy machine gun	.50 BMG	Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy
Mk 19 Grenade Machine Gun	Automatic grenade launcher	40mm grenades	Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy
Anti-Tank Weapons
FGM-148 Javelin	Anti-Tank Guided Missile System	127mm	Army, Marine Corps
AT4	Anti-Tank Rocket System	84mm	Army, Air Force	Adopted by the US Army as the; "Lightweight Multipurpose Weapon M136"
M3 MAAWS	Anti-Tank Recoilless Rifle	84x246mm R	Army, USSOCOM
SMAW	Anti-Tank Rocket System	83.5mm	Army, Marine Corps
Anti-Air Weapons
FIM-92 Stinger	MANPADS		Army, Marine Corps
Mortars
M120	Mortar	120mm mortar	Army, Marine Corps
M252 Mortar	Mortar	81mm mortar	Army, Marine Corps
M224 Mortar	Mortar	60mm mortar	Army, Marine Corps

Vehicles

Fixed-Wing Aircraft

Name	Description	Branches	Version	Quantity[3]	Notes	Picture
Close air support
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog	Close Air Support, Forward Air Control	Air Force	A-10C OA-10A	713	The A-10 was planned to be replaced by the F-35A Lightning II and retired, however the Air Force is now considering a successor.
Lockheed AC-130	Close Air Support, Air Interdiction and Force Protection	Air Force	AC-130H Spectre AC-130U Spooky II	21	16 AC-130J planned to replace AC-130H;
Strategic bomber
Rockwell/Boeing B-1 Lancer	Long-range multirole heavy bomber	Air Force	B-1B	104	Only Active Supersonic Bomber in the US Air Force and will serve until the 2030s, to be replaced by the Next-Generation Bomber
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit	Low observable strategic stealth heavy bomber	Air Force	B-2A	21
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress	High altitude long-range strategic heavy bomber	Air Force	B-52A B-52B B-52C B-52D B-52E B-52F B-52G B-52H RB-52C	744	To be used until 2045; B-52H Stratofortress is the only one used in service today
Military transport aircraft
Grumman/ Northrop Grumman C-2 Greyhound	Carrier based cargo aircraft	Navy	C-2A C-2A(R)	58	It was developed from the E-2 Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy	Intercontinental outsize heavy cargo transport	Air Force	C-5A C-5B C-5C C-5M Super Galaxy	126	C-5A retired; C-5B and C-5C to be upgraded to C-5M
Beechcraft C-12 Huron	Passenger/Cargo aircraft; Surveillance aircraft variant	Army, Air Force Army, Air Force Army, Air Force Air Force Air Force	C-12C C-12D C-12F C-12J MC-12W	69
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III	Intercontinental strategic transport	Air Force	C-17A	180	223 planned
Gulfstream C-20	Passenger aircraft	Navy Air Force Army Navy Air Force Navy Army	C-20A C-20B C-20C C-20D C-20H C-20G C-20J	19	C-20
Alenia C-27J Spartan	Medium-lift tactical transport aircraft	Air Force	C-27J	13	Total Planned 38;Joint US-Italian design
Boeing C-32	Passenger aircraft	Air Force	C-32	6
Gulfstream C-37	Passenger aircraft	Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard	C-37A C-37B	14
Boeing C-40 Clipper	Passenger aircraft	Navy Air Force Air Force	C-40A C-40B C-40C	21
Lockheed C-130 Hercules	Tactical transport aircraft	Air Force	C-130A C-130B C-130E C-130H C-130H-30	2,500	C-130J to replace C-130E; 129 C-130J planned;C-130A,C-130B,C-130C already retired
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules	Tactical transport aircraft	Air Force	C-130J C-130J-30	89	C-130J to replace C-130E
C-145 Skytruck	Light utility transport	AFSOC	C-145	10
Airborne early warning and control
Grumman/Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye	All-weather carrier based airborne early warning and control	Navy	E-2A E-2B E-2C E-2D TE-2A	75	E-2A and E-2B retired;E-2Cto be replaced by E-2D starting 2014; TE-2A is a trainer
Boeing E-3 Sentry	Airborne warning and control system (AWACS)	Air Force	E-3B E-3C	22 10
Boeing E-4 Nightwatch	National emergency airborne command post	Air Force	E-4A E-4B	4	E-4A was later upgraded to E-4B
Boeing E-6 Mercury	Naval Communications Relay/Airborne Command Post	Navy	E-6A E-6B	16	E-6A was later upgraded to E-6B
Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint-STARS)	Airborne Battle Management Platform	Air Force	E-8A E-8B E-8C	16	E-8A was a prototype; E-8 B was the final version but the E-8C was favored because of a second-hand built aircraft.
Electronic warfare aircraft
Northrop Grumman EA-6 Prowler	Carrier based electronic warfare aircraft	Marine Corps	EA-6A Electric Intruder EA-6B Prowler	170	The EA-6A was based from the retired A-6 Intruder which has electronic warfare capabilities but was later modified to EA-6B Prowler which is a dedicated Electronic Warfare aircraft; will later be replaced by EA-18G Growler. Retired from the Navy in mid-2015.	.
Boeing EA-18G Growler (Grizzly)	Carrier based Electronic Warfare Aircraft	Navy	EA-18G	108	Grizzly is the nickname used on the radio to avoid confusion between "Prowler" and "Growler"; 114 ordered; EA-18G is a modified version of F/A 18 Hornet; will later replace the EA-6A Prowler
Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call	Electronic Warfare Aircraft	Air Force	EC-130H EC-130H Block 30 EC-130H Block 35	14
Air superiority fighter
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle	Air Superiority Aircraft	Air Force	F-15A F-15B F-15C F-15D	1,500	F-15A and F-15B retired; Being partially replaced by the F-22; expected service until 2025
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor	Air Superiority Aircraft	Air Force	F-22A	195	Although the same as the F-15 as an Air Superiority Fighter both of them fulfill this role through different ways. An F-15 would go on dogfighting whilst the F-22 would simply go Airborne and shoot down enemy aircraft at far ranges thus preventing any actual encounters with other aircraft.
Multirole combat aircraft
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle	Multi-role combat aircraft	Air Force	F-15E	203
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon	Multi-role combat aircraft	Air Force	F-16C/F-16D	Total Force 1018	To be replaced by F-35A on 2025; USAF has ceased to purchase F-16s however they still produce it to be exported to other countries.
F/A-18 Hornet	Carrier based Multi-role Combat Aircraft	Navy	F/A-18A F/A-18B F/A-18C F/A-18D	1,480	To be replaced F-35C; 565 F/A-18E, F/A 18F Super hornet planned
Boeing F/A-18E/ F/A18F Super Hornet	Carrier based Multi-role Combat Aircraft	Navy	F/A18E F/A-18F F/A-18E/F	497	Service will start on 2015 and will be used until 2015
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II	Advanced Multi-role combat aircraft	Air Force Marine Corps Navy	F-35A F-35B F-35C	63	Marine Corps initial operational capability began in 2015; Air Force and Navy in 2016 and 2018, respectively.

Rotary Winged-Aircraft/VTOL/VSTOL

Name	Branches	Type	Version	Quantity[3]	Notes	Picture
VSTOL/VTOL
AV-8B Harrier II	Marine Corps	Close Air Support Trainer	AV-8B TAV-8B	99 19	To be replaced by F-35B; The original variant of this aircraft is of British design
V-22 Osprey	Marines Corps Air Force	Cargo Helicopter	MV-22B CV-22B	126 17	360 planned 50 planned
Rotary Winged-Aircraft
AH-1 Super Cobra	Marine Corps	Attack Helicopter	AH-1W Cobra	168	To be upgraded/replaced AH-1Z Viper
AH-1Z Viper	Marine Corps	Attack Helicopter	AH-1Z	28	189 planned
AH-64 Apache	Army	Attack Helicopter	AH-64A AH-64D Apache Longbow	107 619
CH-47 Chinook	Army	Cargo Helicopter	CH-47D CH-47F	394 48	190 CH-47F ordered
CH-53 Sea Stallion	Marine Corps	Cargo Helicopter	CH-53E	139
EH-60	Army	Electronic-Warfare Helicopter	EH-60A	64
HH-60 Jay Hawk	Coast Guard	Recovery Helicopter	HH-60J HH-60T	41
HH-60 Pave Hawk	Air Force	Search and Rescue Helicopter	HH-60G	99
HH-65 Dolphin	Coast Guard	Search and Rescue Helicopter	MH-65C MH-65D MH-65E	101	This aircraft is of French design
MH-6 Little Bird	Army	Special operations Utility Helicopter/ Attack Helicopter	AH/MH-6J AH/MH-6M A/MH-6X AH-6C AH-6F AH-6G EH-6E MH-6E MH-6H	---
MH-60 Black Hawk	Army	Multi-mission Helicopter	MH-60K MH-60L	23 35
OH-58 Kiowa	Army	Armed Light Observation Helicopter	OH-58A OH-58C OH-58D Kiowa Warrior	150 210 368	A/C models to be replaced by UH-72 Lakota
SH-60 Seahawk	Navy	Search and Rescue Helicopter Multi-mission Helicopter Multi-mission Helicopter Anti-submarine Helicopter Helicopter Anti-submarine Helicopter Helicopter	HH-60H MH-60R MH-60S SH-60B SH-60F	49 76 145 129 60	300 planned 273 planned
T-57 Sea Ranger	Navy	Training Helicopter	TH-57B TH-57C	44 85
TH-67 Creek	Army	Training Helicopter	TH-67	172	The aircraft is a joint US-Canadian design
UH-1 Iroquois	Air Force Army Air Force Marine Corps Marine Corps	Training Helicopter Utility Aircraft Utility Aircraft Utility Aircraft	TH-1 UH1-H UH-1N UH-1Y	27 175 88 31	UH-1Y to replace UH-1N; UH-1H of Army to be replaced by U-72 Lakota; UH-1N Twin Huey; UH-1Y Venom
UH-60 Black Hawk	Army	Utility Aircraft	UH-60A UH-60L UH-60M	751 592 100	1227 planned
UH-72 Lakota	Army	Utility Aircraft	UH-72A	250	345 planned

Spacecraft

Name	Type	Branches	Quantity[3]	Notes	Picture
Spacecraft
Delta IV	Orbital launch vehicle	Irrelevant	Irrelevant
Global Positioning System	Navigation and Timing	All	30[4]

Land vehicles

Name	Branches	Quantity	Variants	Notes	Picture
Main Battle Tank
M1 Abrams	Army, Marine Corps	6,343	M1A1 MBT M1A2 MBT M104 Wolverine Bridge Layer M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle M1 Panther II Mine Clearing Blade/Roller System
Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Bradley Fighting Vehicle	Army	6,724	M2A3 Bradley IFV M3 Recon Vehicle M4 Command and Control Vehicle Bradley Stinger Fighting Vehicle M6 Linebacker Air Defense Bradley Engineer Squad Vehicle
Armored Personnel Carrier
M113 armored personnel carrier	Army, Air Force	6,000	M58 Wolf M113 AMEV M548A3 Cargo Carrier M90A13 Improved TOW Vehicle M106A43 Mortar Carrier
Stryker	Army, Marines, Air Force	4,187	M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle M1127 Reconnaissance Vehicle M1128 Mobile Gun System M1129 Mortar Carrier M1130 Commander's Vehicle M1131 Fire Support Vehicle M1132 Engineer Squad Vehicle M1133 Medical Evacuation Vehicle M1134 Anti-Tank Guided Missile Vehicle M1135 Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Reconnaissance Vehicle
LAV-25	Marine Corps	1,500	LAV-25A2 Amphibious recon vehicle LAV-AT (Anti-Tank) LAV-M (Mortar Carrier) LAV-R (Recovery vehicle) LAV-AD (Air Defense LAV-C2 (Command and Control) LAV-LOG (Logistics) LAV-MEWSS Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System	Amphibious
Assault Amphibious Vehicle (Amphibious)	Marine Corps	1,311	AAVP-7A1 (Personnel) AAVC-7A1 (Command) AAVR-7A1(Recovery)	Amphibious
Mine-Protected Ambush resistant/Medium Mine Protected Vehicle
RG-31 Nyala	Army	1,964	RG-31 Charger US Army Version	The RG-31 originated from South Africa
RG-33	Army	1,735	RG-33	Originated from South Africa
Cougar (vehicle)	Army, Marine Corps, Air Force	3,500 ordered	Cougar Hardened Engineering Vehicle Cougar Joint EOD Response Vehicle
International MaxxPro	Marine Corps, Army	5,250 ordered	MaxxPro Dash MRV
BAE Caiman	Marine Corps, Army	2,800 ordered	-----
Oshkosh M-ATV	Army, Marine Corps	8,108 ordered	---
Buffalo (mine protected vehicle)	Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy	200	----
Armored Cars
Humvee	Army, Marine Corps, Air Force,Navy, Coast Guard	260,000	Active Denial System Ground Mobility Vehicle (Special Forces Variant) Integrated Meteorological System ZEUS-HLONS (HMMWV Laser Ordnance Neutralization System) M1097 Heavy HMMWV Avenger M1097A2 Unarmored Cargo/Troop/Air-defense Carrier M1114 Up-Armored Armament Carrier M1116 Up-Armored Armament Carrier M1145 Up-Armored Armament Carrier M1151A1 Up-Armored Armament Carrier M1152A1 Up-Armored Cargo/Troop Carrier M1165A1 Up-Armored General Purpose Vehicle M1167A1 Up-Armored TOW Carrier
M1117 Armored Security Vehicle	Army (Military Police)	1,836	Command and Control Recovery Vehicle Reconnaissance Surveillance & Target Acquisition Ambulance Infantry Carrier Vehicle M1200 Armored Knight FiST-V
Light Utility Vehicle
Desert Patrol Vehicle	Army, Navy (Navy SEALS)	---	----	Used extensively on Operation Desert Storm specifically the Navy SEALS
Light Strike Vehicle	Army	---	---
Advanced Light Strike Vehicle	Marine Corps, Navy (Navy SEALS)	----	----
Ranger Special Operations Vehicle	Army	12	----	Exclusive use by the 75th Ranger Regiment
Interim Fast Attack Vehicle	Marine Corps (Force Recon), Navy (Navy SEALS)	157	---
Growler	Marine Corps	--	--	Can be Airlifted by a V-22 Osprey
Military engineering vehicle
M9 Armored Combat Earthmover	Army	447	----	Bulldozer
M60 Armored Vehicle Launch Bridge	Army, Marine Corps	---	M60 AVLB M60A1 AVLB	Bridge Layer
M88 Recovery Vehicle	Army, Marine Corps	---	M88A2 Hercules	Armoured recovery vehicle
Caterpillar D7	Army, Marine Corps	---	---	Bulldozer
Caterpillar D9	Army	---	---	Bulldozer
M816 Wrecker	Army	---	----	Armoured recovery vehicle
Chubby (mine detection system)	Army	----	----	Detection and Mine Removal Vehicle; Originated from South Africa
Self-propelled artillery
Dragon Fire (Self-propelled mortar carrier)	Marine Corps	66	---
M109 Paladin	Army	850	M109A6
M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System	Army, Marine Corps	500	---
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System	Army	991	M270A1	Production ceased on 2003
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon
AN/TWQ-1 Avenger	Army	1000	---
MIM-104 Patriot	Army	1106 Launchers	MM-140F (PAC-3)	Its purpose is for Anti-ballistic missile uses
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense	Army	24	---	Its purpose is for Anti-ballistic missile uses

Watercraft

Watercraft

Name	Type	Branches	Quantity	Notes	Picture
Austin class	Afloat forward staging base	Navy	1
Nimitz class	Aircraft carrier	Navy	10
America class	Amphibious assault ship	Navy	1	11 planned
Wasp class	Amphibious assault ship	Navy	8
Blue Ridge class	Amphibious Command Ship	Navy	2
San Antonio class	Amphibious transport dock	Navy	9	12 planned
Los Angeles class	Attack submarine	Navy	39
Seawolf class	Attack submarine	Navy	3
Virginia class	Attack submarine	Navy	12	48 planned
Ohio class	Ballistic missile submarine	Navy	14
Ticonderoga class	Cruiser	Navy	22
Arleigh Burke class	Destroyer	Navy	62	76 planned
Whidbey Island class	Dock landing ship	Navy	8
Harpers Ferry class	Dock landing ship	Navy	4
Ohio class	Guided missile submarine	Navy	4
Freedom class	Littoral combat ship	Navy	3	12 planned
Independence class	Littoral combat ship	Navy	3	12 planned
Avenger class	Mine countermeasures vessel	Navy	11
Cyclone class	Patrol boat	Navy	14
Emory S. Land class	Submarine tender	Navy	2

• Watercraft up to date as of: 25 October 2015

Attire

Attire

List of current camouflage patterns and uniforms
Branch	Camouflage pattern	Image	Picture
Army	Universal Camouflage Pattern, used for the Army Combat Uniform (ACU). Units deployed in Afghanistan are being issued MultiCam instead of standard UCP. Pattern is known as OCP - OEF Camouflage Pattern.	and
Marine Corps	MARPAT pattern, used for the Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU) in two variants, woodland and desert.
Navy	Navy Working Uniform (NWU). Comes in three variants - standard blue-grey for shipboard and garrison use, woodland, and desert.
Air Force	Digitalized tigerstripe, used for the Airman Battle Uniform (ABU). Some deployed ground units in Afghanistan use MultiCam.
Coast Guard	Operational Dress Uniform (ODU).
SOCOM	Common uniform for the SOCOM is still in development. Currently, MultiCam is widely used, replacing old BDU's.

See also

• United States armed forces
• Equipment of the United States Air Force
• Equipment of the United States Army
• Equipment of the United States Navy
• Equipment of the United States Coast Guard

References

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2. "Small Caliber Ammunition". Alliant Tech Systems(ATK). Retrieved 2012-12-09.
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4. "GPS Wing Reaches GPS III IBR Milestone". Inside GNSS. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 2012-12-09.