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The Army of Venezuela is a professional armed body of Venezuela. It is the main component in the Venezuelan armed forces. As of 2008, the National Armed Forces of Venezuela (FAN, Spanish: ) is comprised of roughly 100,000 individuals in four service branches--the Army, Navy (including the Marine Corps), Air Force, and the Armed Forces of Cooperation (FAC), commonly known as the National Guard. ...
Equipment
Infantry
Small Arms Some special forces units use the Barret M82 rifle, H&K MP5 sub-machinegun, FN P90 sub-machinegun and the Mossberg M500 or Remington 870 shotgun. Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, more often abbreviated as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN, is a Belgian manufacturer of firearms. ...
Browning Arms Company was founded in Utah in 1927. ...
The Browning Hi-Power (nicknamed King of Nines) is a semi-automatic 9 mm pistol designed in part by American John Browning during the last years of his life in Belgium, working for the Fabrique Nationale de Herstal Arms Company. ...
A side arm is a small personal weapon that is typically worn on the body in a holster in such a way to permit immediate access and use. ...
Glock is an Austrian weapons manufacturer (named after the founder Gaston Glock) founded in 1963 in Deutsch-Wagram, near Vienna, Austria. ...
The Glock 17 was the first pistol designed and manufactured by the Austrian company Glock. ...
The GLOCK 18 is a handgun manufactured by GLOCK. It is much like a GLOCK 17 with a fire selector switch on its slide that enables it to fire in semi-automatic or fully automatic modes. ...
A side arm is a small personal weapon that is typically worn on the body in a holster in such a way to permit immediate access and use. ...
The SIG Sauer P226 is a full-sized, service type pistol chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W and . ...
A side arm is a small personal weapon that is typically worn on the body in a holster in such a way to permit immediate access and use. ...
Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, more often abbreviated as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN, is a Belgian manufacturer of firearms. ...
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The Uzi is a compact, boxy, light-weight submachine gun. ...
The MP5 is a third-generation submachine gun that is widely used by law enforcement tactical teams and military forces. ...
The Fusil Automatique Leger, or Light Automatic Rifle (LAR). ...
The FNC (Fabrique Nationale Carabine) is a 5. ...
An AKM, a commonly-used assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle or carbine firing ammunition with muzzle energies intermediate between those typical of pistol and battle rifle ammunition. ...
For other uses, see Rifle (disambiguation). ...
AK-103 The AK-103 is a modern Russian built version of the famous AK-47 assault rifle, chambered for the 7. ...
An AKM, a commonly-used assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle or carbine firing ammunition with muzzle energies intermediate between those typical of pistol and battle rifle ammunition. ...
For the assault rifle, see Valmet M82. ...
For other uses, see Rifle (disambiguation). ...
The MP5 is a 9 mm submachine gun of German design, developed in the 1960s by a group of engineers from the West German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH (HK). ...
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Mossberg may refer to multiple articles: For the Wall Street Journal columnist, see Walter Mossberg. ...
The Remington Model 870 is a U.S.-made pump-action shotgun. ...
Manned Arms Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, more often abbreviated as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN, is a Belgian manufacturer of firearms. ...
The FN Minimi is a squad automatic weapon — the name coming from Mini-mitrailleuse (French: mini-machine gun. It is a 5. ...
The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, one of the most popular modern 5. ...
Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, more often abbreviated as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN, is a Belgian manufacturer of firearms. ...
The MAG is a Belgian 7. ...
The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, one of the most popular modern 5. ...
Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, more often abbreviated as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN, is a Belgian manufacturer of firearms. ...
Browning Arms Company was founded in Utah in 1927. ...
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For other uses, see M60. ...
US soldier loading a M224 60-mm mortar. ...
Infantry AT Arms Bofors is an iron works, cannon maker, and defence industry located in Karlskoga, Sweden. ...
This article is about the unguided anti-tank weapon. ...
Shoulder-launched weapons avoid the problem of recoil by directing all exhaust out the rear of the launch tube A shoulder-launched missile weapon is a weapon that fires a projectile at a target, yet is small enough to be carried by one person, and fired while held on one...
Bofors is an iron works, cannon maker, and defence industry located in Karlskoga, Sweden. ...
Carl Gustav anti-tank weapon in action With the Irish Army. ...
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MAPATS (Man Portable Anti-Tank System) is a laser-beam riding anti-tank guided missile developed by Israel Military Industries as a possible successor to U.S. wire-guided BGM-71 TOW. MAPATS is capable of day and night operation, while the guuner has to direct his laser designator on...
An Anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) is a missile the primary purpose of which is to hit and destroy tanks. ...
Armor
Tanks and combat vehicles The AMX 30 is a main battle tank designed by GIAT Industries with a focus on good firepower and superior mobility and first delivered to the French Army in 1966. ...
The US M1A1 Abrams tank is a typical modern main battle tank. ...
Design work on the AMX-13 light tank began in 1946 at the Atelier de Construction dIssy-les-Moulineaux and the first prototype was completed two years later. ...
The US M1A1 Abrams tank is a typical modern main battle tank. ...
The FV101 Scorpion is a British light tank, part of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) or, CVR(T) family. ...
The US M1A1 Abrams tank is a typical modern main battle tank. ...
The Dragoon 300 AFV was produced by Arrowpointe Corporation during the 1980s. ...
The US M1A1 Abrams tank is a typical modern main battle tank. ...
APCs Derivates of the AMX-13, V-100 and Dragoon 300 are used for ambulance, vehicle recovery, artillery companion and command post roles. Design work on the AMX-13 light tank began in 1946 at the Atelier de Construction dIssy-les-Moulineaux and the first prototype was completed two years later. ...
The FV104 Samaritan is the British Army armoured ambulance variant of the CVR(T) family. ...
FV105 Sultan is a British Army command and control vehicle based on the CVR(T) platform. ...
FV106 Samson is a British Army armoured recovery vehicle, one of the CVR(T) family. ...
TPz 1 Fuchs with modular armor (MSA) Fuchs with Radar equipment RASIT In British service TPz (Transportpanzer) Fuchs (fox) is an armoured personnel carrier developed by Daimler-Benz and built by Thyssen-Henschel (now Rheinmetall Landsysteme) in 1979. ...
The Dragoon 300 AFV was produced by Arrowpointe Corporation during the 1980s. ...
The V-100 Commando was an amphibious APC built by Cadillac Gage. ...
The Cadillac Gage Textron LAV-300 is a family of light armored vehicles (LAVs) including up to 15 configurations. ...
The EE-11 Urutu is a 6 x 6 armoured personnel carrier developed in the seventies by Engesa of Brazil. ...
Design work on the AMX-13 light tank began in 1946 at the Atelier de Construction dIssy-les-Moulineaux and the first prototype was completed two years later. ...
The V-100 Commando was an amphibious APC built by Cadillac Gage. ...
For other uses, see Ambulance (disambiguation). ...
The Trikke is a Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) Automobiles are among the most commonly used engine powered vehicles. ...
Transport Tiuna UR-53AR50, is a venezuelan multipurpose military vehicle, presented by the enterprise CENARECA, and assembled by Venezuelan of Vehicles for the Defense (VVD) Assembly Plant in Fort Tiuna, Caracas, Venezuela. ...
Pinzgauer is a high mobility all-terrain 4x4 and 6x6 military utility vehicle manufactured in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom, by Automotive Technik (ATL). ...
The Wrangler (also known as the YJ, TJ, and JK, as explained below) is an off-road vehicle produced by American automaker Chrysler under its Jeep marque. ...
The Duro III is a transport vehicle produced by the Swiss company Mowag GmbH. Duro stands for DUrable and RObust. ...
Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. ...
The Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle or CUCV Program was instituted to provide the United States military with a cheaper vehicle to augment the purpose built, but expensive, Gama Goats and HUMVEEs then coming into service. ...
M151 with top up and closed TOW missile being fired from M151A2. ...
Steyr-Daimler-Puch was a large manufacturing conglomerate based in Steyr, Austria. ...
Artillery
Ground artillery Design work on the AMX-13 light tank began in 1946 at the Atelier de Construction dIssy-les-Moulineaux and the first prototype was completed two years later. ...
BM-13 Katyusha RM-70 of the Polish Army A multiple rocket launcher is a type of unguided rocket artillery system, in use since the Second World War. ...
Design work on the AMX-13 light tank began in 1946 at the Atelier de Construction dIssy-les-Moulineaux and the first prototype was completed two years later. ...
19th century 12 pounder (5 kg) mountain howitzer displayed by the National Park Service at Fort Laramie in Wyoming, USA A howitzer is a type of artillery piece that is characterized by a relatively short barrel and the use of comparatively small explosive charges to propel projectiles at trajectories with...
M114 155 mm howitzer Nationality United States Type Howitzer Date of design 1942 Caliber 155 mm Barrel length 3. ...
Messier Object 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy. ...
19th century 12 pounder (5 kg) mountain howitzer displayed by the National Park Service at Fort Laramie in Wyoming, USA A howitzer is a type of artillery piece that is characterized by a relatively short barrel and the use of comparatively small explosive charges to propel projectiles at trajectories with...
Oto Melara is a Italian defence company with factories in Brescia and La Spezia. ...
19th century 12 pounder (5 kg) mountain howitzer displayed by the National Park Service at Fort Laramie in Wyoming, USA A howitzer is a type of artillery piece that is characterized by a relatively short barrel and the use of comparatively small explosive charges to propel projectiles at trajectories with...
Anti-Aircraft Bofors is an iron works, cannon maker, and defence industry located in Karlskoga, Sweden. ...
A winter firing of the RBS 70 during an exercise in Boden, Sweden in March 2001. ...
Bofors is an iron works, cannon maker, and defence industry located in Karlskoga, Sweden. ...
Design work on the AMX-13 light tank began in 1946 at the Atelier de Construction dIssy-les-Moulineaux and the first prototype was completed two years later. ...
Aircraft
Helicopters Mil Mi-17 The Mil Mi-17 (Also known as the Mi-8MT, NATO reporting name Hip-H) is a Russian helicopter currently in production at two factories in Kazan and Ulan-Ude. ...
The Mil Mi-26 (NATO reporting name Halo) is a Russian/Soviet heavy transport helicopter in service in civilian and military roles. ...
Mi-24P Hind-F. The Mil Mi-24 is a large combat helicopter gunship and low-capacity troop transport operated from 1976 by the Soviet Air Force, its successors, and over thirty other nations. ...
The Agusta A109 is a helicopter manufactured by Agusta (now AgustaWestland) of Italy. ...
It has been suggested that CH-146 Griffon be merged into this article or section. ...
It has been suggested that CH-146 Griffon be merged into this article or section. ...
The Bell Helicopter Model 206 JetRanger is a two-bladed main rotor, turbine powered helicopter with a conventional, two-bladed tail rotor. ...
Fixed wing The Cessna 205, 206, and 207, known variously as the Skywagon, Super Skywagon, and Stationair is a development of the popular Cessna line of high-wing, single-engine piston aircraft used for general aviation. ...
The Cessna 182, marketed under the name Skylane, is a four-seat, high performance, single-engine, light airplane. ...
It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled Beechcraft King Air and Beechcraft Super King Air, accessible from a disambiguation page. ...
The PZL M-28/M-28B/An-28 is a twin-engined high-wing cantilever monoplane of all-metal structure, with twin vertical tails and a robust tricycle non-retractable landing gear, featuring a steerable nose wheel to provide for operation from short, unprepared runways where hot or high altitude...
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