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The United States Army uses various equipment in the course of their work. Small arms Firearms Model Image Caliber Type Origin Details Pistols SIG Sauer M17 9×19mm NATO Pistol United States SIG Sauer P320 – US Army Standard Issue Sidearm. Winner of the Modular Handgun System competition. Replaced all M9 and M11 pistols in service. Glock 26 9×19mm NATO Pistol Austria Glock 26 – limited ...
The weight of the full Ratnik infantry system with the special thigh and shoulder bulletproof shields is 19–20 kg. Basic Ratnik gear (for engineers and medics) weighs 15 kg (without thigh and shoulder guards). Ratnik gear is made of a special fabric that prevents troops from being detected by infrared devices. [18]
The ALICE system has been phased out of all active and reserve component (USAR and Army National Guard) units of the U.S. Army. Basic and advanced individual training units, to include OCS, ROTC, and USMA, use current MOLLE equipment. ALICE was succeeded by Generation I MOLLE equipment.
U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force The Modular Scalable Vest ( MSV ) is a bullet-resistant vest that has been introduced by the United States Armed Forces in 2018. The Modular Scalable Vest is replacing all other body armor systems in use, including the OTV (outer tactical vest) , IOTV (improved outer tactical vest) and SPCS (soldier plate carrier ...
After initially using IBA as their main body armor system, the U.S. Marine Corps developed a completely new armor system, the Modular Tactical Vest, which was their primary body armor system in Iraq. On September 25, 2006, the Marine Corps announced that Protective Products International won a contract for 60,000 new Modular Tactical Vests (MTV ...
BAE Systems Platforms & Services: M109A6 Army 850 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System: Lockheed Martin: Army, Marine Corps 500 M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System: Lockheed Martin: M270A1 Army 991 Production ceased in 2003. Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon; AN/TWQ-1 Avenger: Boeing: Army 1000 MIM-104 Patriot: Lockheed Martin: MM-140F ...
The Head Gear System (HGS) is a future headgear ensemble under development by the U.S. Army. HGS attempts to integrate head protection against ballistics, fragmentation, blast, blunt force, flash heat, and noise into a single lightweight, modular, scalable headgear system.
35 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft system China: In service. 2 X 35 mm and optionally 4 X fire-and-forget FN-6 missiles. CS/SA-1 35 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft system China: In service. Low attitude system, capable of engaging cruise missile and mortar round. Export-orientated weapon with unknown military designation within PLA. [46] [47] HQ-11