List of equipment of the United States Army
The United States Army uses various equipment
in the course of their work.
Vehicles
MRAP vehicles
The Pentagon bought 25,000 MRAP vehicles since 2007 in 25 variants through rapid acquisition with no long-term plans for the platforms. 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 stored, 1,073 are used for training, and the remainder are 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. The other most retained vehicle will be the Navistar MaxxPro Dash with 2,633 vehicles and 301 Maxxpro ambulances. Other MRAPs such as the Cougar, BAE Caiman, and larger MaxxPros will be disposed.Vehicle-mounted weapons
- The M249 SAW, M240, MK 19, and M2 machine guns can be mounted on vehicles.
- BGM-71 TOW mounted on Humvee and JLTV variants, as well as M2 and M3 Bradley
- The M134 Minigun fires 7.62mm ammunition at 3,000 to 4,000 rpm.
- The M3P Machine Gun, an M2 variant with a higher rate of fire mounted on the Avenger Humvee.
- The GAU-19, a rotary gun that fires.50 caliber ammunition. Mounted on Humvees and helicopters.
- The M230 Autocannon fires 30×113mm ammunition at 625 rounds per minute. It is mounted on the AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk Direct Action Penetrator helicopters.
- The M242 Autocannon fires 25×137mm ammunition at 200 rounds per minute. It is one of the primary armaments of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and is one of a variety of anti-air and anti-surface naval armaments.
Aircraft
The U.S. Army operates some fixed-wing aircraft and many helicopters.*
Number of aircraft
As of September 4 2025, the Army has;- 255 – Fixed-wing/STOL aircraft +
- 4,011 – Rotary-wing/helicopters =
- 4,266 – Total crewed aircraft +
- 9,998 – UAVs/UCAVs/drones =
- '''14,264 – Grand total of aircraft'''
Vessels
The Army also operates several vessel classes.| Class | Image | Type | Quantity | Notes |
| General Frank S. Besson Class | Logistics support vessel | 8 | The MSV is expected to replace the LSV, whose planned useful life will end between 2028–2038 for most vessels. | |
| LCM-8 | Landing craft | 9 | Being replaced by the Maneuver Support Vessel | |
| Maneuver [Support Vessel (Light)] | Landing craft | 1 | Replacing the LCM-8 | |
| Runnymede Class | Landing craft utility | 17 | ||
| Dorchester Heights-class small tug | Small tug | 6 | ||
| Modular Causeway System | 30 |
Field equipment
Modular sleep system
The Modular Sleep System is a sleeping bag kit part of the Extended [Cold Weather Clothing System] used by the United States Army and manufactured by Tennier Industries. It consists of a camouflaged, waterproof, breathable bivy cover, a lightweight patrol sleeping bag, and an intermediate cold-weather sleeping bag. Compression sacks are included to store and carry the system. The MSS is available in a variety of camouflage patterns. The patrol bag provides weather protection from. The intermediate bag provides cold weather protection from. Combining the patrol bag and intermediate bags provides extreme cold weather protection in temperatures as low as. The bivy cover can be used with each of three MSS configurations to provide environmental protection from wind and water. The sleeping bags are made of ripstop nylon fabrics and continuous-filament polyester insulation; the camouflage bivy cover is made with waterproof, breathable, coated, or laminated nylon fabric; the compression sacks are made with water-resistant and durable nylon fabrics.3D printing
In November 2012, the U.S. Army developed a tactical 3D printing capability to manufacture critical components on the battlefield rapidly.Additive manufacturing is now a capability at Rock Island Arsenal where parts can now be manufactured outside a factory including:
- M1A1 Abrams tank turret
- 40 mm grenade launcher