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Equipment of the United States Marine Corps. Equipment of the United States Navy. currently active ships of the United States Navy. currently active United States military watercraft. Equipment of the United States Air Force. currently active United States military aircraft. Equipment of the United States Coast Guard.
Japan, South Korea and Poland [citation needed] are generally considered de facto nuclear states due to their believed ability to wield nuclear weapons within 1 to 3 years. [ 17][ 18][ 19] South Africa produced six nuclear weapons in the 1980s, but dismantled them in the early 1990s.
Military history of Europe. The military history of Europe refers to the history of warfare on the European continent. From the beginning of the modern era to the second half of the 20th century, European militaries possessed a significant technological advantage, allowing its states to pursue policies of expansionism and colonization until the ...
The weapons were delivered to the Bundeswehr from 1996 to 2014, [31] with an expected service life of 20 years. In 2015, 176,544 G36's had been purchased and 166,619 were in use. As of 2019, the versions in use are the A0 to A4 and the shorter variant kA1 to kA4.
Old Japanese weapons and other military paraphernalia, c. 1892–95 A Gilbertese shark-toothed weapon (late 19th century). Major innovations in the history of weapons have included the adoption of different materials – from stone and wood to different metals, and modern synthetic materials such as plastics – and the developments of different weapon styles either to fit the terrain or to ...
Lee–Enfield SMLE (MLE: 1895–1926/SMLE: 1904–present) – The standard rifle of the British Empire during the first half of the 20th century. Carcano M91 (1981–present Worldwide) Arisaka type 38 (1906–1945) Arisaka type 99 (1939–1945) Mosin–Nagant (1891–present) – The standard Issue Russian/Soviet rifle for almost the entire ...
There have been a total of 143 Leopard 2A4 vehicles in the Finnish army: [ 5] 100 MBTs. 6 MBTs equipped with Urdan mine rollers. 10 Leopard 2L bridging tanks. 6 Leopard 2R mine-clearing tanks (all given to Ukraine in 2023, to help repel the Russian invasion of Ukraine) 6 Leopard 2 Marksman. 1 MBT in the armour museum.
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( February 2018 ) This is a list of military special forces units , also known as special operations forces (SOF), currently active with countries around the world, that are specially organized, trained and equipped to conduct special operations .