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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 put in storage, 1,073 used for training and the remainder spread across the active force. The Oshkosh M-ATV will be kept the most at 5,681 vehicles, as it is smaller and lighter than other MRAPs for off-road mobility.
Assault rifle, Carbine. Colt Manufacturing Company. 5.56×45mm NATO. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, USSOCOM. M4A1 currently the standard service rifle of the United States Army. M16A2. Assault rifle. Colt Manufacturing Company. 5.56×45mm NATO.
M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon. M141 Bunker Defeat Munition. M192 Lightweight Ground Mount. Modular Command Post System. Multi-Mission Launcher. Multifunctional Utility/Logistics and Equipment vehicle. List of the United States Army munitions by supply catalog designation.
The U.S. AN- cataloguing system (Army-Navy) and the British Defence Standards (DEF-STAN) provide examples. For example, due to differences in dimensional tolerances, in World War II American screws, bolts, and nuts did not fit British equipment properly and were not fully interchangeable.
The Army warrant officer is a self-aware and adaptive technical expert, combat leader, trainer, and advisor. Through progressive levels of expertise in assignments, training, and education, the warrant officer administers, manages, maintains, operates, and integrates Army systems and equipment across the full spectrum of Army operations.
Some Russian sources give more specific numbers: Between 1953 and 1991, the hardware donated by the Soviet Union included 2,000 tanks, 1,700 APCs, 7,000 artillery guns, over 5,000 anti-aircraft guns, 158 surface-to-air missile launchers, and 120 helicopters. During the war, the Soviets sent North Vietnam annual arms shipments worth $450 million.
Cases exist where Iran was supplied with equipment before it was even made standard in the country that developed it (for example the US F-14 Tomcat jet, and the British Chieftain tank). Primary suppliers included the United States, Britain , France , West Germany , Italy , Israel , and the Soviet Union .
This is a list of the equipment used by the Royal Cambodian Army.. In order to decrease its dependence on former Warsaw Pact military equipment (a legacy of the Kampuchea People's Revolutionary Armed Forces), Cambodia has begun to explore the possibility of purchasing Chinese and European vehicles and equipment.