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Most weapons since the Middle Ages can be identified as having been developed by a particular country. This may be as a result of that nation's government or military driving development, or in some cases of private citizens or companies creating new technologies. In most cases, if successful, the invention will spread to other nations.
List of Naval Guns, listed below by country of origin in decreasing caliber size: ... MONARC - modern 155 mm artillery system; ... Naval weapons of the world, ...
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. South Africa signed the NPT in 1991.
List of active Royal Marines military watercraft. List of equipment of the Royal Marines. Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Active United Kingdom military aircraft. Modern equipment of the British Army.
List of rocket launchers. List of semi-automatic pistols. List of semi-automatic rifles. List of shotguns. List of sniper rifles. List of submachine guns. List of flamethrowers. List of magical weapons. List of martial arts weapons.
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 ...
The following list of modern armament manufacturers presents major companies producing modern weapons and munitions for military, paramilitary, government agency and civilian use. The companies are listed by their full name followed by the short form, or common acronym, if any, in parentheses. The country the company is based in, if the ...
Caliber (mm) Weapon name Country of origin Period 87.6: Ordnance QF 25-pounder gun-howitzer United Kingdom World War II, Modern 87.6: Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short Mark 1 gun-howitzer