LIST OF ALL MODERN WEAPONS

List of all weapons currently in development, production, or significant service in the world

2A42 30 mm autocannon from Russia9K38 Igla Russian man portable, shoulder launched surface to air missile, also known by its NATO reporting name as SA-18 Grouse]]. AA-52 general purpose machine gun made in France
ADEN 25 25 mm autocannon (United Kingdom)
AG-3 Norwegian version of the German G3 rifle.
AGS-17 Soviet designed 30mm automatic grenade launcher, in service world wide.
AK-47 assault rifle in production and wide service worldwide.
AK-74 standard assault rifle of the Russian military
AN-94 Russian assault rifle, in limited service with elite Russian military and some police forces.
AK-101 series Kalashnikov series rifle. Variants include 101, 102, and 108, which use standard NATO 5.56 x 45mm ammunition, the AK 103 and 104, which use 7.62 x 39, and the AK 105 and 107, which use 5.45 x 39 ammunition, built solely for export.
BGM-71 TOW antitank guided missile in service with the United States and worldwide
C7 assault rifle (Canadian built version of the M16 rifle)
C8 shortened assault rifle (Canadian version of the M4 carbine)
C9 light machine gun (Canadian designation for the FN Minimi)
Dragunov sniper rifle from Russia, formerly known as the SVD
F89 light machine gun (Australian service designation for the FN Minimi)
FAMAS standard assault rifle of the French military
FIM-92 Stinger shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile in United States service
FN FAL assault rifle built by Belgium and in service with many nations
FN FNC assault rifle built by Belgium and in service worldwide
FN MAG general purpose machine gun built by Belgium and in service worldwide
FN Minimi light machine gun built by Belgium and in service with many countries
FN SCAR Modular rifle designed by Fabrique Nationale for US SOCOM. The SCAR-L fires the standard NATO 5.56mm cartridge, while the SCAR-H fires NATO 7.62mm cartridges.
Galil assault rifle built by Israel
Glock series of Austrian pistols
GShG-7.62 Russian 4 barreled minigun of 7.62 calibre
Heckler & Koch 416 Upper receiver conversion for M16/M4 rifles manufactured by Heckler & Koch
Heckler & Koch G3 assault rifle built by Germany during the Cold War and in service worldwide
Heckler & Koch GMG 40mm automatic grenade launcher in service with the German, British, and Dutch armies.
K6 120 mm mortar built in Israel by Soltam
LAG 40 40mm automatic grenade launcher in service with the Portuguese and Spanish forces
L96 sniper rifle in British Army service
LAW 80 94mm man-portable one-shot disposable anti-tank weapon used by the British Army and others, capable of penetrating 700 mm of RHA.
M4 carbine shortened assault rifle in service with the United States and other nations
M16 standard assault rifle of the United States military and in service worldwide
M39 20 mm cannon (United States)
M40 sniper rifle in service with the United States Marine Corps
M203 grenade launcher 40mm underslung grenade launcher in service with the US Army, for its M16 and M4 rifles.
M230 30 mm chain gun (United States)
M238 30 mm autocannon (United States)
M240 general purpose machine gun (United States designation for the FN MAG)
M252 81 mm mortar (United States designation for the L16)
MAC-10 Machine pistol, often considered a submachinegun.
MG 710 general purpose machine gun built by SIGARMS of Switzerland
Matador antitank rocket launcher from Singapore
Minigun a six barrelled Machinegun capable of 6,000 rounds per minute
Pancor Jackhammer automatic shotgun designed in the United States, but not in full production
PGM Hecate II .50cal sniper rifle in service with the French Army.
QBZ-95 Assault rifle in service with China
RPK-74 light machine gun in service with Russian and other military forces
RPG-7 Widely-produced and used handheld anti-tank grenade launcher designed by the Soviet Union. The RPG-7 can use HEAT, thermobaric, and fragmentation warheads.
SA80 series of rifles for service with British forces
SAR-21 assault rifle built by Singapore
SKS assault rifle (Soviet design from the 1940s, still in service in many nations)
SR-47 M4 assault rifle converted to fire Soviet 7.62x39mm ammunition, and accepts standard AK-47 magazines.
Steyr AUG assault rifle in service with Austria and other nations
Steyr M series of semi-automatic pistols
Strela 2 Russian man portable, shoulder launched, surface to air missile, also known by NATO reporting name as SA-7 "Grail".
TOW antitank guided missile in service with the United States (as BGM-71) and elsewhere
Type 88 Sniper rifle in service with China
Uzi submachine gun, built in Israel and widely used in military and police forces
VLe a variable lethality weapon with no moving parts developed by Metal Storm
Vektor Y3 AGL 40mm automatic grenade launcher, in use by South African Army.
XM8 prototype assault rifle was being tested by the U.S army to replace the M16 rifle before the project was cancelled.
XM29 prototype 20 mm air-burst grenade launcher/5.56 mm submachinegun under
testing in the U.S

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TYPES OF WEAPONS

There are essentially three facets to classifying weapon types: who uses it, how it works, and what it targets.

Who uses it essentially determines how it can be employed:
-Personal weapons (or Small Arms) are designed to be used by a single person.
-Crew served weapons are larger than personal weapons, requiring more than one crew member to operate correctly.
-Fortification weapons are designed to be mounted in a permanent installation, or used primarily within a fortification.
-Mountain weapons are designed for use by mountain forces or those operating in difficult terrain and harsh climates.
-Vehicle weapons are designed to be mounted on any type of military vehicle.
-Railway weapons are designed to be mounted on railway cars, including armored trains.
-Aircraft weapons are designed to be carried on and used by some type of aircraft, helicopter, or other aerial vehicle.
-Naval weapons are designed to be mounted on ships and submarines.
-Space weapons are designed to be used in or launched from space.
How it works refers to the construction of the weapon and how it operates:
-Antimatter weapons (still theoretical) would combine matter and antimatter to cause a powerful explosion. However, antimatter is still hard to make and harder to store.
-Archery related weapons operate by using a tensioned string to launch a projectile at some target.
-Artillery are large firearms capable of launching heavy projectiles (normally explosive) over long distances.
-Biological weapons spread biological agents, attacking humans (or livestock) by causing disease and infection.
-Chemical weapons spread chemical agents, attacking humans by poisoning and causing reactions.
-Energy weapons rely on concentrating forms of energy to attack, such as lasers, electrical shocks, and thermal or sonic attack.
-Explosive weapons use a physical explosion to create blast concussion or spread shrapnel.
-Firearms use a chemical charge to launch one or more projectiles down a rifled or smoothbore barrel.
-Future weapons make use of futuristic high-tech weapon systems and advanced materials.
-Improvised weapons are common objects that were not designed for combat purposes but are used as such in self defense or a violent crime.
-Incendiary weapons rely on combustible materials and an ignition mechanism to cause damage by fire.
-Non-lethal weapons are used to attack and subdue humans, but are designed to minimize the risk of killing the target.
-Magnetic weapons is one that uses magnetic fields to accelerate and propel projectiles, or to focus charged particle beams.
-Mêlée weapons operate as physical extensions of the user's body and directly impact their target.
-Missiles are rockets which are guided to their target after launch. This is also a general term for projectile weapons.
-Nuclear weapons use radioactive materials to create nuclear fission and/or nuclear fusion detonations above a target ("air-burst") or at ground-level.
-Primitive weapons make little or no use of technological or industrial elements, instead being purely constructed of easily obtainable natural materials.
-Ranged weapons cause a projectile to leave the user and (ideally) strike a target afterwards.
-Rockets use chemical propellant to accelerate a projectile (usually with an explosive warhead) towards a target and are typically unguided once fired.
-Suicide weapons are typically explosive in nature and exploit the willingness of their operator to not survive the attack to reach their target.
What it targets refers to what type of target the weapon is designed to attack:
-Anti-aircraft weapons target enemy aircraft, helicopters, missiles and any other aerial vehicles in flight.
-Anti-fortification weapons are designed to target enemy installations, including bunkers and fortifications. The American bunker buster bomb is designed to travel almost 10 metres underground before detonating, toppling underground installations.
-Anti-personnel weapons are designed to attack people, either individually or in numbers.
-Anti-radiation weapons target enemy sources of electronic radiation, particularly radar emitters.
-Anti-ship weapons target enemy ships and vessels on water.
-Anti-submarine weapons target enemy submarines and other underwater targets.
-Anti-tank weapons are primarily used to defeat armored targets, but may be targeted against other less well armored targets.
-Area denial weapons are designed to target territory, making it unsafe or unsuitable for enemy use or travel.
-Hunting weapons are designed particularly for use against animals for hunting purposes.
-Infantry support weapons are designed to attack various threats to infantry units, supporting the infantry's operations, including heavy machine guns, mortars and pinpoint airstrikes ordered by the infantry, often to strike heavily defended positions, such as enemy camps or extensively powerful machine-gun nests.

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