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The
United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...
uses various equipment in the course of their work.


Small arms


Firearms


Explosives


Artillery


Vehicles


MRAP vehicles

The Pentagon bought 25,000
MRAP Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAPV), also known as MRAP vehicle, is a type of armoured personnel carrier that is designed specifically to withstand land mines, improvised explosive device (IED) attacks, and ambushes to save troops' li ...
vehicles since 2007 in 25 variants through rapid acquisition with no long-term plans for the platforms. The Army plans to divest 7,456 vehicles and retain 8,585. Of the total number of vehicles the Army is to keep, 5,036 are to be stored, 1,073 are used for training, and the remainder are spread across the active force. The
Oshkosh M-ATV The Oshkosh M-ATV is a mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicle developed by the Oshkosh Corporation for the MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) program. Intended to replace Humvee#Expanded capacity, M1114 HMMWVs (Humvee), it is designed to pro ...
will be kept the most at 5,681 vehicles, as it is smaller and lighter than other MRAPs for off-road mobility. The other most retained vehicle will be the Navistar MaxxPro Dash with 2,633 vehicles and 301 Maxxpro ambulances. Other MRAPs such as the
Cougar The cougar (''Puma concolor'') (, ''Help:Pronunciation respelling key, KOO-gər''), also called puma, mountain lion, catamount and panther is a large small cat native to the Americas. It inhabits North America, North, Central America, Cent ...
,
BAE Caiman The Caiman is a mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle with a V-hull design based on the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) and Low Signature Armored Cab (LSAC), initially developed by Stewart & Stevenson and now produced by BAE Sy ...
, and larger MaxxPros will be disposed.


Vehicle-mounted weapons

* The M249 SAW, M240, MK 19, and M2 machine guns can be mounted on vehicles. *
BGM-71 TOW The BGM-71 TOW ("Tube-launched, Optically tracked, wire-guided missile, Wire-guided", pronounced ) is an American anti-tank missile. TOW replaced much smaller missiles like the SS.10 and ENTAC, offering roughly twice the effective range, a more ...
mounted on Humvee and JLTV variants, as well as M2 and
M3 Bradley The M3 Bradley cavalry fighting vehicle (CFV) is an American tracked Armoured reconnaissance, armored reconnaissance vehicle manufactured by BAE Systems Platforms & Services (formerly United Defense). A member of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle ...
* The
M134 Minigun The M134 Minigun is an American 7.62×51mm NATO six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute). It features a Gatling-style rotating barrel assembly with an external power source, normally an electric ...
fires 7.62mm ammunition at 3,000 to 4,000 rpm. * The M3P Machine Gun, an M2 variant with a higher rate of fire mounted on the Avenger Humvee. * The
GAU-19 The GAU-19/A (GECAL 50) is an electrically driven, three-barrel rotary heavy machine gun that fires the .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) cartridge. Technical specifications The GAU-19/A is designed to accept standard NATO .50 caliber M9-linked ammuni ...
, a rotary gun that fires .50 caliber ammunition. Mounted on Humvees and helicopters. * The M230 Autocannon fires 30×113mm ammunition at 625 rounds per minute. It is mounted on the
AH-64 Apache The Hughes/McDonnell Douglas/Boeing AH-64 Apache ( ) is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. Nose-mounted sensors help acquire targets and provide night vis ...
and UH-60 Black Hawk Direct Action Penetrator helicopters. * The M242 Autocannon fires 25×137mm ammunition at 200 rounds per minute. It is one of the primary armaments of the
Bradley Fighting Vehicle The Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) is an American continuous track, tracked armored fighting vehicle of the United States developed by FMC Corporation and now manufactured by BAE Systems Land & Armaments, formerly United Defense. It is named for ...
and is one of a variety of anti-air and anti-surface naval armaments.


Aircraft

The U.S. Army operates some fixed-wing aircraft and many helicopters. *


Number of aircraft

As of 4 April 2019, the Army has; *193 – Fixed-wing/STOL aircraft + *3,372 – Rotary-wing/helicopters = *3,565 – Total crewed aircraft + *10,441 – UAVs/UCAVs/drones = *14,006 – Grand total of aircraft


Vessels

The Army also operates several vessel classes.


Uniforms


Body armor


Field equipment


Modular sleep system

The Modular Sleep System (MSS) is a sleeping bag kit part of the
Extended Cold Weather Clothing System The Extended Cold Weather Clothing System (ECWCS ) is a protective clothing system developed in the 1980s by the United States Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, Massachusetts. The first generation ECWCS con ...
(Gen I to Gen III) used by the
United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...
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 . The intermediate bag provides cold weather protection from . Combining the patrol bag and intermediate bags provides extreme cold weather protection in temperatures as low as . 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.


3D printing

In November 2012, the U.S. Army developed a tactical
3D printing 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer ...
capability to manufacture critical components on the battlefield rapidly. Additive manufacturing is now a capability at
Rock Island Arsenal The Rock Island Arsenal comprises 946 acres (383 ha) and is located on Arsenal Island, originally known as Rock Island, on the Mississippi River between the cities of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. It is home to the United Stat ...
where parts can now be manufactured outside a factory including: *M1A1 Abrams tank turret *40 mm grenade launcher


Future acquisitions

The U.S. Army has announced plans to replace numerous weapons in its arsenal, such as the
M4 Carbine The M4 carbine (officially Carbine, Caliber 5.56 mm, M4) is a 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle developed in the United States during the 1980s. It is a shortened version of the M16A2 assault rifle. The M4 is extensively used by the US mi ...
and
M2 Bradley IFV The M2 Bradley, or Bradley IFV, is an American infantry fighting vehicle that is a member of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle family. It is manufactured by BAE Systems Land & Armaments (formerly United Defense) and entered service in 1981, with fie ...
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See also

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References

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