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The United States Army uses various equipment in the course of their work.
| Model | Image | Caliber | Type | Origin | Details |
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| Grenade-based weapons | |||||
| Mk 19 | 40mm | Automatic grenade launcher | Belt-fed. | ||
| Mk 47 Striker | 40mm | Automatic grenade launcher | Equipped with fire-control system | ||
| M203 | 40mm | Grenade launcher | Single-shot underbarrel grenade launcher | ||
| MK 13 EGLM | 40mm | Grenade launcher | Single-shot underbarrel or stand-alone grenade launcher, notably compatible with the MK 17 | ||
| M320 | 40mm | Grenade launcher | Single-shot underbarrel or stand-alone grenade launcher, notably compatible with the HK416 | ||
| M67 | Fragmentation grenade | U.S. Army fragmentation hand grenade: spherical “baseball” design with a ~4‑second delay fuze, produces lethal fragments at short range (lethal radius ~5 m, casualty/effective radius ≈15 m); used for anti‑personnel suppression and clearing; weight ≈430 g (≈14 oz). | |||
| M111 offensive hand grenade | Offensive Grenade | The M111 Offensive Grenade is the designated replacement for the Mk3A2 and provides the same performance envelope. It generates shock waves (overpressure) greater than those of a fragmentation grenade, making it more effective against enemy personnel in bunkers, buildings, and other fortified positions. | |||
| Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade | Modular fragmentation grenade | The Army awarded a contract for 76,935 of the scalable grenades in 2023. | |||
| M18 | Smoke grenade | Hand-thrown colored smoke grenade for signaling and short-duration visual obscuration. | |||
| M84 | Flashbang | Hand‑thrown stun grenade that produces a very intense, short flash and a high‑decibel concussive blast (roughly 170–180 dB), temporarily disorienting sight and hearing for entry, breaching, and close‑quarters operations; non‑lethal when used properly but can cause serious injury or hearing loss if misused. | |||
| Portable anti-materiel weapons | |||||
| M136 AT4 | 84mm | Anti-tank weapon | Variants:
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| M141 | 83.5mm | Anti-fortification | Single-shot shoulder-launched weapon designed to defeat hardened structures. Based on the SMAW. | ||
| M72 LAW | 66mm | Anti-tank weapon | U.S. 66 mm disposable anti-tank rocket launcher introduced in 1963. | ||
| M3 MAAWS | 84x246mm R | Anti-tank recoilless rifle | Variants:
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| BGM-71 TOW | 152mm | Wire-guided anti-tank missile | |||
| FGM-148 Javelin | 127mm | Fire-and-forget anti-tank missile | |||
| FIM-92 Stinger | 70mm | Anti-aircraft missile | 533+ | ||
| Model | Image | Caliber | Type | Origin | Numbers | Notes |
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| Self-Propelled Artillery (370) | ||||||
| M109A6 Paladin | 155 mmL/39 | Self-propelled howitzer | 370 | |||
| M109A7 | 155 mmL/39 | Self-propelled howitzer | 300 | 689 more on order. | ||
| M992A3 | 155 mm | Field artillery ammunition supply vehicle | Unknown | |||
| Towed Artillery (1,878) | ||||||
| M119 | 105 mmL/30.5 | Towed howitzer | 821 : 37 | M119A2/3. | ||
| M777 | 155 mmL/39 | Towed howitzer | 1,000 | M777A2. | ||
| Rocket Artillery and Missile (1,531) | ||||||
| M142 HIMARS | 227 mm | Multiple launch rocket system | 368 | M270 pod mounted on a standard Army Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV) truck frame. | ||
| M270 | 227 mm | Multiple launch rocket system | 991 | M270A1/A2. Armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher. | ||
| LRHW | Not clear | hypersonic glide vehicle | Not clear | hypersonic glide vehicle | ||
| Typhon
missile system |
Not clear | Transporter erector launcher | Not clear | Transporter erector launcher | ||
| Mortars (2,507 active) | ||||||
| Cardom | 81 mm/120 mm | Recoil mortar system,
mortar carrier |
441 (345 M1129, 96 M1252) | Mounted on Stryker
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| M1287 mortar carrier vehicle | 120 mm | Mortar carrier | 386 planned | System mounted on AMPV, replacing the M1064, 69 rounds in storage | ||
| XM905 advanced mortar protection system | 120 mm | Mortar turret module | Unknown | Used at forward operating bases in Syria | ||
| M224 | 60 mm | Dismounted mortar | Unknown | |||
| M252 | 81 mm | Dismounted mortar | 990 | |||
| M120 | 120 mm | Dismounted mortar / mortar carrier | 1,076 | Includes the M1064, 81 mm equipped | ||
| Air defense systems (1,187+ active) | ||||||
| Centurion | 20×102 mm | C-RAM with rotary cannon system | Unknown | Trailer-mounted version of the Phalanx CIWS | ||
| AN/TWQ-1 | 70 mm | Self-propelled SHORAD | 453 | System mounted on HMMWV | ||
| M-SHORAD | 180 mm
70 mm 30×113 mm, 7.62×51 mm NATO |
Self-propelled SHORAD | 144 planned in 2018; 80 estimated active in 2023 | System mounted on Stryker A1, system made by Leonardo DRS.
Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) equipped with:
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| MIM-104 | 410 mm | Mobile, long-range surface-to-air missile with anti-ballistic missile capability | 55 in active and 5 in reserve 60 in total | |||
| THAAD | 340 mm /
370 mm |
Mobile, long-range anti-ballistic missile | 7 in active and 1 reserve | |||
| Name | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Quantity | Details |
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| Tanks (2,720) | ||||||
| M1 Abrams | Main battle tank | 120 mm | 2,640 operational[citation needed] | 2000 M1A1/A2 in storage[citation needed] | ||
| M10 Booker | Armored infantry support vehicle | 105 mm | 26 | Canceled in May 2025 (some tanks under production) | ||
| Infantry Fighting Vehicles(7,724) | ||||||
| M1126 Stryker | Armored personnel carrier –infantry fighting vehicle hybrid | 4383 total across all variants, of which 169 donated to Ukraine, 4214 remain in service (see details) |
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| M2 Bradley | Infantry fighting vehicle | 25 mm/152 mm |
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| M3 Bradley | Reconnaissance infantry fighting vehicle | 25 mm/152 mm |
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| Armoured Personnel Carriers(6,863) | ||||||
| Armored Ground Mobility System | Armored Ground Mobility System | 50[citation needed] | Used by Delta Force
Purchased for the US Army (50, produced by AV Technology as the Armored Ground Mobility System for USASOC Special Forces/Special Operations Forces units) | |||
| Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle | Armored personnel carrier | 276 | 2907 planned in all variants
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| M113 | Armored personnel carrier | 4,700 | 8,000 more in store | |||
| M1117 | Armored personnel carrier | 1,837 | ||||
| M1200 Armored Knight | Artillery Support | M2HB or M240 | 465+ | Used as an Armored Forward Artillery Direction Support Vehicle. | ||
| Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles(12,137) | ||||||
| International MaxxPro | Mine resistant ambush protected vehicle | 2,934 | ||||
| M-ATV | Mine resistant ambush protected vehicle | 5,651 | ||||
| Buffalo | Mine resistant ambush protected vehicle | 650 | As of 2021. | |||
| Cougar | Mine resistant ambush protected vehicle | As of 2023. | ||||
| RG-31 | Mine resistant ambush protected vehicle | 516 operated by the Army as of 2015. | 1,679 under MRAP procurement and 570 ONS Army; at least 894 Mk5E are required for conversion into MMPV Type II by the Army Still used as of 2024. | |||
| RG-33 | Mine resistant ambush protected vehicle | 2,386 (all services) | 712 will be retained by the Army as MMPV Type 1. | |||
| Light vehicles(138,209) | ||||||
| High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle | Light utility vehicle | ~125,000 | Around 40% of those remaining in service are armored; the armored HMMWVs in service are to be replaced by the JLTV. | |||
| Joint Light Tactical Vehicle | Light utility vehicle | 12,500 estimated | Will partially replace the Humvee. Oshkosh Defense was awarded the JLTV contract in 2015 for up to 16,901 JLTVs. The procurement objective is 49,099 for the U.S. Army | |||
| M1288 GMV 1.1 | Light utility vehicle | Replaces the Humvee-based Ground Mobility Vehicle in USSOCOM | ||||
| M1297 Army Ground Mobility Vehicle | Light utility vehicle | |||||
| M1301 Infantry Squad Vehicle | Light utility vehicle | As of November 2025:
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Based on Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 platform. Designed to provide greater mobility to Infantry Brigade Combat Teams. | |||
| Ranger Special Operations Vehicle | Light utility vehicle | 60 (delivered) | ||||
| Logistics Vehicles(164,879) | ||||||
| Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles | Military truck | 108,800 (Active in all services) | Oshkosh Defense – >23,400 trucks/>11,400 trailers (current manufacturer). 74,000 trucks and trailers by legacy manufacturers. Figures include the National Guard and Air Force. | |||
| Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck | Military truck | >27,000 (new build and remanufactured) | Figures include National Guard and Air Force | |||
| M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter | Military truck | 4,079 (delivered; not all remain in service) | 2,488 M1070A0 tractors and >2,600 M1000 trailers delivered of which at least 1,009 tractors and >1000 trailers have been Reset. 1,591 M1070A1 delivered. Figures include the National Guard and Air Force. | |||
| M939 series 5-ton 6×6 truck | Military truck | 25,000 | Intention is to replace with the Oshkosh FMTV. Figures include the National Guard and Air Force. | |||
| Palletized Load System | Military truck | |||||
| Small Unit Support Vehicle | All-terrain vehicle | Entered service in 2022. 110 to be procured. | ||||
| Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicles | All-terrain vehicle | |||||
| Engineering Vehicles(2,972) | ||||||
| M88 Hercules | Armored recovery vehicle |
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| M9 Armored Combat Earthmover | Combat engineering vehicle | 250 | ||||
| D9 | Armored bulldozer | |||||
| JCB HMEE | United States / United Kingdom | Armored Backhoe loader | >900 | |||
| M60 Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge | Armored vehicle-launched bridge | 230 estimated | ||||
| M104 Wolverine | Armored vehicle-launched bridge | 40 | ||||
| M1074 Joint Assault Bridge System | Armored vehicle-launched bridge | 104 | ||||
| M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle | Mine-clearing vehicle | 149 | ||||
| Aardvark JSFU | Mine-clearing vehicle | 3+ | ||||
| Husky VMMD | Mine-clearing vehicle | Unknown | ||||
| Hydrema MCV 910 | Mine-clearing vehicle | 3+ | ||||
| M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge | Mine-clearing vehicle | Unknown | ||||
The U.S. Army operates some fixed-wing aircraft and many helicopters.
As of September 4, 2025, the Army has;
The Army also operates several vessel classes.
| Class | Image | Type | Quantity | Notes |
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| General Frank S. Besson Class | Logistics support vessel | 8 | The MSV (Heavy) is expected to replace the LSV, whose planned useful life will end between 2028–2038 for most vessels. | |
| LCM-8 | Landing craft | 9 | Being replaced by the Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) | |
| Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) | Landing craft | 1 | Replacing the LCM-8 | |
| Runnymede Class | Landing craft utility | 17 | ||
| Dorchester Heights-class small tug | Small tug | 6 | ||
| Modular Causeway System | 30 |
| Current attire | ||||
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| Name | Pattern name(s) | Pattern/Color | Image | Notes |
| "Class A" Green Service Uniform | olive drab, light drab, tan | |||
| Army Blue Service Uniform | Blue | |||
| Army Combat Uniform (ACU) | Operational Camouflage Pattern | The OCP uniform was originally codenamed Scorpion W2 in the early 2000s. In response to soldiers' complaints about the ineffectiveness of the Universal Camouflage Pattern that had been in service for the past decade, the army conducted a program between uniform manufacturers in 2015 to find a replacement. The OCP pattern was declared the winner, began to be rolled out in June 2015, and became mandatory in September 2019. | ||
| Army Combat Shirt (ACS) | Operational Camouflage Pattern | |||
| Army Aircrew Combat Uniform (A2CU) | Operational Camouflage Pattern | A2CU replaces the Improved Aviation Battle Dress Uniform. | ||
| ECWCS (Extended Cold Weather Clothing System / Extended Climate Warfighter Clothing System) | Operational Camouflage Pattern | |||
| Physical Fitness Uniform | ||||
| Helmets | ||||
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| Name | Pattern name(s) | Pattern | Image | Notes |
| ACH (Advanced Combat Helmet) | ||||
| MICH (Modular Integrated Communications Helmet) | ||||
| ECH (Enhanced Combat Helmet) | ||||
| FAST (Future Assault Shell Technology) | ||||
| IHPS (Integrated Head Protection System) | To replace ACH, MICH and ECH helmets. | |||
| Body Armor | ||||
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| Name | Pattern name(s) | Pattern | Image | Notes |
| Ballistic Combat Shirt | ||||
| IBA/OTV (Interceptor Body Armor / Outer Tactical Vest) | ||||
| IOTV (Improved Outer Tactical Vest) | ||||
| MBAV (Modular Body Armor Vest) | ||||
| SPCS (Soldier Plate Carrier System) | ||||
| MSV (Modular Scalable Vest) | To replace all other body armor in service. | |||

The Modular Sleep System (MSS) is a sleeping bag kit part of the Extended Cold Weather Clothing System (Gen I to Gen III) used by the United States Army and manufactured by Tennier Industries. It consists of a camouflaged, waterproof, breathable bivy cover, a lightweight patrol sleeping bag, and an intermediate cold-weather sleeping bag (note that the color differs depending on the vintage of the gear). Compression sacks are included to store and carry the system. The MSS is available in a variety of camouflage patterns. The patrol bag provides weather protection from 35–50 °F (2–10 °C). The intermediate bag provides cold weather protection from −5–35 °F (−21–2 °C). Combining the patrol bag and intermediate bags provides extreme cold weather protection in temperatures as low as −30 °F (−34 °C). The bivy cover can be used with each of three MSS configurations (patrol, intermediate, or combined) to provide environmental protection from wind and water. The sleeping bags are made of ripstop nylon fabrics and continuous-filament polyester insulation; the camouflage bivy cover is made with waterproof, breathable, coated, or laminated nylon fabric; the compression sacks are made with water-resistant and durable nylon fabrics.
In November 2012, the U.S. Army developed a tactical 3D printing capability to manufacture critical components on the battlefield rapidly. Additive manufacturing is now a capability at Rock Island Arsenal where parts can now be manufactured outside a factory including:
The U.S. Army has announced plans to replace numerous weapons in its arsenal, such as the M4 Carbine and M2 Bradley IFV.
| Future Acquisitions | ||||
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| Small Arms | ||||
| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Notes |
| Next Generation Squad Weapon | Assault Rifle, Support Weapon | The Next Generation Squad Weapon Program is a United States military program created to replace the M4, M249, and 5.56mm round, as well as provide new digital rifle optics. | ||
| Personal Equipment | ||||
| Integrated Visual Augmentation System | Augmented Reality Headset, Personal Equipment | The Integrated Visual Augmentation System is a military development of the Microsoft Hololens 2 headset. It provides new sensor and communication capabilities to individual soldiers. The Army has also begun developing equipment using the same technology for dogs. | ||