M6, M06, M.6, or M-6 may refer to:

Military

M6 bayonet The M6 bayonet is a bayonet used by the Military of the United States, U.S. military for the M14 rifle, it can also be used with the Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle as well M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle. It was introduced in 1957, at the same time as th ...

, a bayonet for the M14 rifle * M6 bomb truck, a truck used to move bombs during World War II * M6 gun motor carriage, an American World War II light truck armed with an anti-tank gun * M6 gun, a 3" towed artillery piece * M6 heavy tank, a World War II heavy tank design that never entered full production * M6 Linebacker, an anti-aircraft variant of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle *

M6 mine The M6, M6A1 and M6A2 are a series of metal-cased, circular, heavy anti-tank landmines produced by the United States from May 1944 to May 1945. Work on the M6 mine began in 1943, after the campaigns in North Africa. Testing had revealed the small ...

, a United States metal-cased, circular anti-tank landmine * M6 ''Mosegris'', Danish designation for C15TA Armoured Truck * M6 tractor, a high-speed artillery tractor * M6-640, a 60 mm mortar used by the

British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...

* Hirtenberger M6C-210 Commando, a 60 mm mortar used by various armies *

LWRC M6 The M6 is a series of carbines designed and manufactured by LWRC International. It is based on the M4 carbine, with which it shares 80% of its parts. The 'M' model name is not a US military designation. Like the HK416, it features a propriet ...

, a series of United States military carbines based on the M4 carbine * Fokker M.6, a 1916 German two-seat experimental fighter aircraft * Macchi M.6, a 1917 Italian flying boat fighter prototype

Survival guns

* M6 aircrew survival weapon, a .22 Hornet over .410 gauge combination gun *

Springfield Armory M6 Scout The Springfield Armory M6 Scout is a .22 Hornet over .410 bore combination gun that is virtually identical to the original M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon. It is also made in .22 Long Rifle over .410 bore and .22 Magnum over .410 bore. The Scouts ...

, a .22 LR over .410 gauge combination gun *

Chiappa M6 survival gun The Chiappa M6 survival gun is an over-and-under combination gun that comes in four versions; 12 gauge over .22 LR, 12 gauge over .22 WMR, 20 gauge over .22 LR, and 20 gauge over .22 WMR. It has a similar appearance to the original M6 a ...

, a 12 gauge over .22 LR combination gun

Entertainment

* Groupe M6, a French media holding company **

M6 (TV channel) M6 (), also known as , is the most profitable private national French television channel and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world. M6 is the head channel of the M6 Group media empire that owns several TV chan ...

, a French television channel * ''Mike + The Mechanics'', the sixth album by Mike & The Mechanics * "M6", the 6th song on the album '' Centralia'' by the metal band

Car Bomb A car bomb, bus bomb, van bomb, lorry bomb, or truck bomb, also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), is an improvised explosive device designed to be detonated in an automobile or other vehicles. Car bombs can be roug ...

People

Raúl Meza Ontiveros Raúl Meza Ontiveros (; 11 December 1966 – 27 March 2007), commonly referred to by his alias "El M6", was a Mexican suspected drug lord and high-ranking leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal group based in Sinaloa. He was the right-hand ma ...

, Mexican suspected drug lord, nicknamed "M6"

Technology

M6 (cipher) In cryptography, M6 is a block cipher proposed by Hitachi in 1997 for use in the IEEE 1394 FireWire standard. The design allows some freedom in choosing a few of the cipher's operations, so M6 is considered a family of ciphers. Due to export con ...

, a block cipher used by Digital Transmission Content Protection * M6, a British

peak programme meter A peak programme meter (PPM) is an instrument used in professional audio that indicates the level of an audio signal. Different kinds of PPM fall into broad categories: *True peak programme meter. This shows the peak level of the waveform n ...

standard used for measuring the volume of audio broadcasts *

Meizu M6 miniPlayer The M6 miniPlayer, from Meizu, is a flash-based portable media player that plays audio files in MP3, WMA, WAV, FLAC, APE and Ogg and is also capable of AVI video playback (using the XVID codec) on a 2.4-inch QVGA screen. The Mini Player i ...

, flash-based portable media player * M6, a

diode A diode is a two-Terminal (electronics), terminal electronic component that conducts electric current primarily in One-way traffic, one direction (asymmetric electrical conductance, conductance). It has low (ideally zero) Electrical resistance ...

electrical component

Transport

Automobiles

BMW M6 The BMW M6 is a high-performance version of the 6 Series marketed under the BMW M sub-brand from 1983 to 2019 (with a hiatus from 1990 to 2004). Introduced in the coupe body style, the M6 was also built in convertible and fastback sedan ('Gra ...

, a high-performance version of the 6 Series automobile. *

BYD M6 (2010) The BYD M6 is a seven-seater MPV produced by Chinese car maker BYD between 2010 and 2017. Its design was known to be heavily inspired by the Toyota Previa/Estima. A minor facelift was later introduced in 2013 featuring clear headlamps replac ...

, a minivan * BYD M6 (2024), electric version of the BYD Song Max minivan * M06 or

BMW M30 The BMW M30 is a SOHC straight-six petrol engine which was produced from 1968 to 1995. With a production run of 27 years, it is BMW's longest produced engine and was used in many car models. The first models to use the M30 engine were the BMW 25 ...

, a 1968 2.5 L-2.8 L straight-6 engine * M6

Presto-Matic The M6 Presto-Matic was a Chrysler Corporation semi-automatic transmission produced from 1946 to 1953. It was a special manual transmission with a fluid coupling. Although it had just two forward gears, an electric overdrive unit was attached ...

, a semi-automatic transmission made by Chrysler * McLaren M6A, a racing car built by McLaren for the Can-Am series * Haima M6, a saloon * Haval M6, an SUV * Refine M6, an MPV *

Trumpchi M6 The Trumpchi M6 and the previous GM6 is a compact MPV manufactured by GAC Group under the Trumpchi brand in China and the GAC Motor brand globally as the GAC GM6 or the GAC GN6. The GM6 name was changed in 2020 to M6 in China and GN6 globally f ...

, an MPV

Aviation

Amerijet International Amerijet International Airlines, Inc. is an American cargo airline headquartered in Miami, United States. The airline delivers air freight with its fleet of Boeing 767s from its main hub at the Miami International Airport to 48 destinations thr ...

(IATA airline designator: M6), a cargo airline based in the United States * M06, Havre de Grace Seaplane Base FAA LID * Miles M.6 Hawcon, a 1930s British experimental monoplane * M-6 aero-engine 1920 Soviet copy of the Hispano-Suiza 8Fb V-8 aero engine

Public transport

Bucharest Metro Line M6 M6 is an under construction metro line of the Bucharest Metro. The M6 Line will connect Bucharest North railway station () to Henri Coandă International Airport (). The line is expected to be completed by 2028. As of 2019, only the section from 1 ...

, a planned metro line of the Bucharest Metro * M6 (New York City bus), a former New York City Bus route in Manhattan * M6 (Istanbul Metro), a short metro line in Istanbul, Turkey * M6, a Washington, D.C. Metrobus route *

Sri Lanka Railways M6 Sri Lanka Railways M6 is a class of Diesel-electric locomotives imported to Sri Lanka in 1979. Most of these locomotives are still in active service with Sri Lanka Railways, the national rail operator. Details History The M6 locomotives wer ...

, a diesel-electric locomotive used in Sri Lanka * M6 (railcar), a Metro-North Railroad railcar

Roads

* Frederik Meijer Trail, formerly the M-6 Trail, a bike trail running along the M-6 freeway in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area *

Highway M06 (Ukraine) Highway M06 ( Ukrainian: Автошлях М06) is a Ukrainian international highway ( M-highway) connecting Kyiv to the Hungarian border near Chop, where it continues as Hungarian main road 4 to Záhony and Budapest. General overview The M0 ...

, a road in Ukraine *

M6 motorway The M6 motorway is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom. It is located entirely within England, running for just over from the Midlands to the border with Scotland. It begins at Junction 19 of the M1 motorway, M1 and the western end of t ...

, a motorway in Great Britain ** M6 Toll, a toll motorway which relieves traffic on the neighbouring M6 * M-6 (Michigan highway), a state highway in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area * M6 highway (Russia), another name for the Caspian Highway *

M6 motorway (Hungary) The M6 motorway () is a north-south motorway in Hungary running along the Danube connecting Budapest to Mohács, and the section further south to the Croatia, Croatian border is under construction. The southernmost Bóly - Ivándárda (border ...

, a north–south motorway connecting Budapest to Pécs and Croatia *

M6 motorway (Ireland) The M6 motorway () is a motorway in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, which runs (together with the M4) from Dublin to Galway. The M6 extends from its junction with the M4 motorway (Ireland), M4 at Kinnegad all the way west to the outskirts of Galw ...

, a motorway forming part of the N6 Dublin to Galway national primary route * M6 road (Zambia), a road in Zambia * M6 road (Malawi), a road in Malawi * M6 (Cape Town), a Metropolitan Route in Cape Town, South Africa * M6 (Johannesburg), a Metropolitan Route in Johannesburg, South Africa * M6 (Pretoria), a Metropolitan Route in Pretoria, South Africa * M6 (Port Elizabeth), a Metropolitan Route in Port Elizabeth, South Africa * M6 Motorway (Sydney), a proposed motorway in

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

Others

* Ursynów M-6, a prototype hovercraft designed between 1967 and 1971

Other uses

* Butterfly Cluster, catalogued as Messier 6 or M6, an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius * shorthand for king

Mohammed VI of Morocco Mohammed VI (; born 21 August 1963) is King of Morocco. A member of the Alawi dynasty, he acceded to the throne on 23 July 1999, upon the death of his father, King Hassan II. Upon ascending to the throne, Mohammed initially introduced severa ...

* M6

ISO metric screw thread The ISO metric screw thread is the most commonly used type of general-purpose screw thread worldwide. They were one of the first international standards agreed when the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was set up in 1947. T ...

* Mark Sixma, Dutch trance and house producer * Leica M6, a rangefinder camera once popular among photojournalists * Canon EOS M6, a mirrorless digital camera * SureFire M6 Guardian, a flashlight * M6, a difficulty grade in mixed climbing