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The Mexican Army (Spanish: Ejército mexicano) is the land branch and largest of the Mexican Military

Military of Mexico

The Mexican military forces are composed of the Mexican Army and the Mexican Navy ....
services; it also is known as the National Defence Army. It is famous for having been the first army to adopt and use an automatic rifle (The Mondragón rifle)

Mondragón (rifle)

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The Mexican Army (Spanish: Ejército mexicano) is the land branch and largest of the Mexican Military

Military of Mexico

Mondragón (rifle)

Mondrag?n was a Mexican automatic rifle.The Mondrag?n was the worlds first automatic rifle and was designed by General Manuel Mondrag?n. He began work in 1882 and patented the weapon in 1887....
in 1899, and the first to issue automatic weapons as standard issue weapons, in 1910. In September 2007 the Secretary of Defense reported that the Mexican Army consisted of 1,181,356 men and women serving (ca. 0.16 per cent of the population), but the IISS Military Balance 2007 listed the active duty force as 183,700.

Since the early 2000s the Army has steadily modernised to become competitive with the armies of other Latin American countries. An interesting proof of the Army's increased budget is domestic production of the new FX-05

FX-05 Xiuhcoatl

The FX-05 "Xiuhcoatl" is an assault rifle, designed and built by the Direcci?n General de Industria Militar del Ej?rcito. The rifle was officially presented in the military parade on September 16 2006, in the hands of the Special Forces Airmobile Group, GAFE....
Assault Rifle.

Organization

The Army is under authority of the National Defense Secretariat or SEDENA. It has three components: a national headquarters, territorial commands, and independent units. The Minister of Defence commands the Army via a centralized command system and many general officers. The Army uses a modified continental staff system in its headquarters. The Mexican Air Force

Mexican Air Force

The Mexican Air Force is the aviation branch of the Mexican Army and depends on the National Defense Secretariat . According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, it has 11,770 men, 107 combat aircraft and 71 armed helicopters, nevertheless, the global fleet is composed of more than 390 aircraft....
is a branch of the Mexican Army.

Regional organization

México is divided into twelve Military Regions composed of forty-four sub-ordinate Military Zones [the 2007 ed. of the IISS lists 12 regions, 45 zones], the enumeration is for nominal designation. There is no fixed number of zones in a region, therefore operational needs determine how many or how few, with corresponding increases and decreases in troop strength.

Usually on the secretary of defence's recommendation. The senior zone commander also is commander of the military region containing the military zone. A military zone commander has jurisdiction over every unit operating in his territory, including the Rurales
Rurales

Rurales was the name commonly used to designate the Mexico Guardia Rural : a force of mounted police or gendarmerie that existed between 1861 and 1914....
(Rural Defense Force) that occasionally have been Federal political counterweight to the power of state governors. Zone commanders provide the national defence secretary with socio-political conditions intelligence about rural areas. Moreover, they traditionally have acted in co-ordination with the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) on planning and resources deployment.

Military Region	Headquarter city	States in Region
I	México, D.F.	Distrito Federal, Hidalgo, Estado de México, Morelos Morelos Morelos is one of the 31 constituent states of Mexico. Morelos has an area of about , making it the second-smallest of the country's states. Morelos is bordered by Mexico State to the north-east and north-west, the Distrito Federal to the north, Puebla to the east, and Guerrero to the south-west....
II	Mexicali, Baja California Mexicali Mexicali is the capital of the States of Mexico of Baja California. Mexicali is also the seat of the Mexicali . Founded on March 14, 1903, Mexicali is situated on the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to Calexico, California and is the northernmost city in Latin America, located at ....	Baja California Baja California Baja California is the northernmost States of Mexico of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North Territory of Baja California.... , Baja California Sur Baja California Sur Baja California Sur The state is known for its natural riches and tourism. The Vizca?no Desert and small coastal lakes San Ignacio and Ojo de Liebre in the north are protected by the federal government.... , Sonora Sonora Sonora is one of the 31 States of Mexico and is located in the northwest of the country....
III	Mazatlan, Sinaloa Mazatlán Mazatl?n is a city in the Mexico States of Mexico of Sinaloa; the surrounding municipio for which the city serves as the municipal seat is also called Mazatl?n....	Sinaloa Sinaloa Sinaloa is one of the 31 mexican state of Mexico.... , Durango Durango Durango is one of the constituent states of Mexico. Its population is 1,509,118. It has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja California Sur....
IV	Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Monterrey Monterrey is the capital city of the northeastern Mexico state of Nuevo Le?n and a Monterrey of the same name. Also known as "Sultana del Norte" , Monterrey is an important industrial and business center....	Nuevo León Nuevo León Nuevo Le?n is a States of Mexico located in northeastern Mexico. It borders the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east and San Luis Potos? to the south, and Coahuila to the west.... , San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí The Mexico state of San Luis Potos? has an area of .It is in the north-central part of the Mexican republic, It borders Coahuila to the north, Nuevo Leon to the north-east, Tamaulipas to the east, Veracruz to the east, Hidalgo, Queretaro, and Guanajuato to the south,and Zacatecas to the north-west.... , Tamaulipas Tamaulipas Tamaulipas is one of the 31 States of Mexico of Mexico and is located in the northeast....
V	Guadalajara, Jalisco Guadalajara Guadalajara may refer to the following places:: Mexico::Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico: Spain::Guadalajara , a province in Castile-La Mancha:Guadalajara ...	Aguascalientes Aguascalientes Aguascalientes is a States of Mexico of Mexico, situated in the center of the country. The name means "hot waters" in Spanish language and originated from the abundance of hot springs in the area, thus the corresponding adjective for the state and its inhabitants is the whimsical demonym hidroc?lido .... , Colima Colima Colima is a state in western Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima, Colima.Colima is a small state, sharing a border with the Mexican states of Jalisco to the north and east, and Michoac?n to the south.... , Jalisco Jalisco Jalisco is a Mexican state in Mexico. The capital of Jalisco is the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco. In the 2005 census, Jalisco had a population of 6,752,113 people.... , Nayarit Nayarit Nayarit is one of Political divisions of Mexico and is located on the central west coast, bordering the Pacific Ocean. Nayarit is surrounded by the states of Sinaloa to the northwest, Durango to the north, Zacatecas to the northeast and Jalisco to the south with the Pacific Ocean bordering it to the west.... , Zacatecas Zacatecas Zacatecas States of Mexico of Mexico is located in the north-central region and it is bounded to the northwest by Durango, to the north by Coahuila, to the east by San Luis Potos?, to the south by Aguascalientes and Guanajuato and to the southwest by Jalisco and Nayarit....
VI	Veracruz, Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states of Mexico that constitute the republic of Mexico....	Puebla Puebla Puebla is a Political divisions of Mexico located in the center east of the country, to the east of Mexico City.The state of Puebla borders the states of Veracruz to the east, Hidalgo , Mexico State, Tlaxcala, and Morelos to the west, and Guerrero and Oaxaca to the south.... , Tlaxcala Tlaxcala Tlaxcala is one of the 31 mexican states of Mexico, located to the east of Mexico City.... , central and northern Veracruz
VII	Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Guti?rrez is a municipality and the capital city of the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is the seat of the local public administration, the local authorities, and of the Federal government of the United Mexican States delegations in the state....	Chiapas Chiapas Chiapas is the southernmost States of Mexico of Mexico, located towards the southeast of the country. Chiapas is bordered by the states of Tabasco to the north, Veracruz to the northwest, and Oaxaca to the west.... , Tabasco Tabasco Tabasco is a States of Mexico in Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Veracruz to the west, Chiapas to the south, and Campeche to the north-east....
VIII	Ixcotel, Oaxaca Oaxaca, Oaxaca The city of Oaxaca is the capital and largest city of the Mexico Oaxaca .It is located in the Valley of Oaxaca in the Sierra Madre del Sur Mountains, at near the geographic center of the state, and at an altitude of about 1550 m ....	Oaxaca Oaxaca The Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca }} is one of the 31 Mexican state of Mexico, located in the southern part of the country, west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.... , southern Veracruz
IX	Cumbres de Llano Largo, Guerrero Acapulco Acapulco is a city and major port in the Political divisions of Mexico of Guerrero on the Pacific Ocean coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City....	Guerrero Guerrero The State of Guerrero is a state in the southern meridional region of Mexico. With an area of , it occupies about 3.3% of Mexican territory. It borders the Pacific Ocean to the south , Michoac?n to the west , Oaxaca to the east , and Mexico State , Morelos , and Puebla to the north ....
X	Mérida, Yucatan	Campeche Campeche The State of Campeche is a state in the south-east region of the Mexico. It is bordered by the Mexican states of Yucat?n to the north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco to the south west.... , Quintana Roo Quintana Roo Quintana Roo is a Mexican state of Mexico, on the eastern part of the Yucat?n Peninsula. It borders the States of Yucat?n and Campeche to the north and west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the nation of Belize to the south.... , Yucatán Yucatán Yucat?n is one of the States of Mexico of Mexico, located on the north of the Yucat?n Peninsula. The Yucatan peninsula includes three states: Yucat?n, Campeche, and Quintana Roo; all three modern states were formerly part of the larger historic state of Yucat?n in the 19th century....
XI	Torreón, Coahuila Torreón Torre?n is a city and seat of the Torre?n in the Mexico States of Mexico of Coahuila. As of 2005, the city's population was 548,723 with 577,477 in the municipality....	Chihuahua, Coahuila Coahuila Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of Mexico's 31 component States of Mexico. It is located in the north of the country.To the north, Coahuila accounts for a stretch of the U.S....
XII	Irapuato, Guanajuato	Guanajuato Guanajuato Guanajuato is a state in the central highlands of Mexico. It is named after its capital city, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, which comes from the local indigenous P'urh?pecha language, meaning "Hill of Frogs".... , Michoacán Michoacán Michoac?n formally Michoac?n de Ocampo , is one of the 31 constituent States of Mexico of Mexico. It borders the states of Colima and Jalisco to the west, Guanajuato and Quer?taro to the north, Mexico to the east, Guerrero to the south-east, and the Pacific Ocean to the south.... , Querétaro Querétaro Quer?taro is a state in the center of M?xico.Its capital is the city of Santiago de Quer?taro, although in general parlance the name "Quer?taro" is used for both the city and the state....

Zones

Zona Militar	Ubicación	Región Militar
1^a	Tacubaya, D.F.	I
2^a	Tijuana, B.C.	II
3^a	La Paz, B.C.S.	II
4^a	Hermosillo, Son.	II
5^a	Chihuahua, Chih.	XI
6^a	Saltillo, Coah.	XI
7^a	Escobedo, N.L.	IV
8^a	Reynosa, Tamps.	IV
9^a	Culiacan, Sin.	III
10^a	Durango, Dgo.	III
11^a	Guadalupe, Zac.	V
12^a	San Luis Potosi, S.L.P.	IV
13^a	Tepic, Nay.	V
14^a	Aguascalientes, Ags.	V
15^a	La Mojonera, Jal.	V
16^a	Sarabia, Gto.	XII
17^a	Queretaro, Qro.	XII
18^a	Pachuca, Hgo.	I
19^a	Tuxpan, Ver.	VI
20^a	Colima, Col.	V
21^a	Morelia, Mich.	XII
22^a	Toluca, Mex.	I
23^a	Panotla, Tlax.	VI

Zona Militar	Ubicación	Región Militar
24^a	Tehuacán, Pue.	VI
25^a	Puebla, Pue.	VI
26^a	El Lencero, Ver.	VI
27^a	Ticui, Gro.	IX
28^a	Ixcotel, Oax.	VIII
29^a	Minatitlan, Ver.	VIII
30^a	Villahermosa, Tab	VII
31^a	Rancho Nuevo, Chis.	VII
32^a	Valladolid, Yuc.	X
33^a	Campeche, Camp.	X
34^a	Chetumal, Q.R.	X
35^a	Chilpancingo, Gro.	IX
36^a	Tapachula, Chis.	VII
37^a	Santa Lucia, Mex.	I
38^a	Tenosique, Tab.	VII
39^a	Ocosingo, Chis.	VII
40^a	Guerrero Negro, B.C.S.	II
41^a	Puerto Vallarta, Jal.	V
42^a	Hidalgo del Parral, Chih.	XI
43^a	Apatzingan, Mich.	XII
44^a	Miahuatlan, Oax.	VIII
45^a	Nogales, Son.	II

Tactical units

The primary units of the Mexican army are six brigades

Brigade

A brigade is a military unit that is typically composed of two to five regiments or battalions, depending on the era and nationality of a given army....
and a number of independent regiments

Regiment

Battalion

A battalion is a military unit of around 500-1500 men usually consisting of between two and seven company and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel....
.

The Brigades, all based in and around the Federal District

Federal district

Federal districts are a type of administrative division of a federation, under the direct control of the federal government.United States...
(encompassing the Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country; the most populous city with over 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008....
area), are the only real maneuver elements in the army. With their support units, they are believed to account for over 40 percent of the country's ground forces. According to The Military Balance, published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies

International Institute for Strategic Studies

The International Institute for Strategic Studies is a United Kingdom research institute in the area of International relations. It describes itself as "the world?s leading authority on political-military conflict"....
in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma city

Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area...
, the army has six brigades

Brigade

A brigade is a military unit that is typically composed of two to five regiments or battalions, depending on the era and nationality of a given army....
: one armored, two infantry, one motorized infantry, one airborne, and the Presidential Guard Brigade. The Third military police

Military police

Military police are normally the police of a military organization.Military police may refer to:* a section of the military solely responsible for policing the armed forces ...
brigade was transferred to the Federal Preventive Police

Federal Preventive Police

The Federal Preventive Police or PFP, is the uniformed federal police force of Mexico. The agency is directed by the Secretary of Public Security....
in 2008. The armored brigade is one of two new brigades formed since 1990 as part of a reorganization made possible by an increase in overall strength of about 25,000 troops. The brigade consists of three armored and one mechanized infantry regiment

Regiment

A regiment is a military unit, composed of variable numbers of battalions, commanded by a Colonel. Depending on the nation, military branch, mission, and organization, a modern regiment resembles a brigade, in that both range in size from a few hundred to 5,000 soldiers ....
.

Distinct from the brigade formations are independent regiments (all regiments are battalion sized) and battalions assigned to zonal garrisons. These independent units consist of one armored cavalry regiment, nineteen motorized cavalry regiments, one mechanized infantry regiment, seven artillery regiments, and three artillery and eighteen infantry battalions. Infantry battalions are small and are each composed of approximately 300 troops, generally are deployed in each zone. Certain zones also are assigned an additional motorized cavalry regiment or one of the seven artillery regiments. Smaller detachments often are detailed to patrol more inaccessible areas of the countryside, helping to maintain order and resolve disputes.

Garrisons

Garrisons (Guarnición Militar)
El Ciprés, B.C.
Tecate, B.C.
San Felipe, B.C.
San Luis Río Colorado, Son.
Agua Prieta, Son.
Sonoyta, Son.
Cd. Juárez, Chih.
Ojinaga, Chih.
Palomas, Chih.
Cd. Acuña, Coah.
Piedras Negras, Coah.
Nuevo Laredo, Tamps.
Matamoros, Tamps.
Manzanillo, Col.
Lázaro Cárdenas, Mich.
Puerto Escondido, Oax.
Coatzacoalcos, Ver.
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chis.
Cozumel, Q. Roo.
Cancún, Q. Roo.
Palenque, Chis.
Comitán de Domínguez, Chis.
Melaque, Jal.

Special Forces

Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales del Alto Mando
Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales del Alto Mando

The Grupo Aerom?vil de Fuerzas Especiales del Alto Mando is a special operations unit of the Mexican Army. It's a group with no more than 100 members, carefully selected from the Mexican Army Special Forces Corps and specially trained in counter-terrorist tactics....
Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales
Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales

The Grupo Aerom?vil de Fuerzas Especiales is a special forces unit of the Mexican Army's Special Forces Corps, trained by the world's special forces....

Equipment

Vehicles and other land equipment

120 Lynx 90 (ERC-90F-1) AFV
95 BDX (DNC-2) wheeled APC
40 Panhard
Panhard

Panhard is now a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005....
Véhicule Blindé Léger
VBL

The Panhard V?hicule Blind? L?ger is a wheeled Four_wheel_drive all-terrain vehicle offered in various configurations. It was designed to combine the agility of the Peugeot Peugeot P4 liaison vehicle with adequate protection against small arms fire, artillery fragments, Land mine and NBC ....
LAV
40 Panhard
Panhard

Panhard is now a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005....
VCR Wheeled APC
409 AMX-VCI
AMX-VCI

The AMX-VCI is one of the many variants of the French AMX-13 light tank. It was the front line Armoured personnel carrier of the French Army until replaced by the AMX-10P....
APC
40 Henschell
Henschel & Son

Henschel & Son is a Germany company, situated in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehicles and weapons....
HWK-11 (DN-XL) IFV /
3,862 HMMWV's
26 V-150 APC
15 DN-4 Caballo Diesel Nacional APC (Upgraded version of The DN-3)
27 DN-5 TORODiesel Nacional APC (Upgraded version of The DN-4)
Chevrolet Silverado GMT900
Chevrolet Silverado

The Chevrolet Silverado , is the latest line of full-size pickup trucks from General Motors.As of 2007, the Silverado pickup is the 2nd largest volume vehicle in the United States, behind the Ford F-Series pickup truck....
Ford Pickup
Ford F-Series

The F-Series is a series of pickup truck#North American full-size pickups from Ford Motor Company sold for over five decades. The most popular variant of the F-Series is the F-150....
Dodge Ram
Dodge Ram

The Dodge Ram is a full-size pickup truck from Chrysler LLC's Dodge brand. The name was first used in 1981 on the redesigned Ram and Power Ram, though it came from the hood ornament used on 1930s and '40s Dodge vehicles....

It is unknown now, but Mexico had a variety of WWII vehicles in the mid 90's. They had M3 & M5 Stuarts & that tank's variant, the M8 SPG. They also had M8 Greyhounds & M2A1 Halftracks. All those vehicle's fates are unknown. The Stuarts, M8 SPG, & M8 Greyhounds were used with the Mexican 12th cavalry regiment in Chiapas, during the fight with the Zapatista Army of National Liberation. Some of these vehicles bore the brunt of the Zapatist-attack in 1994 until reinforcments arrived.

Active combat equipment of The Mexican Army

Assault rifles

Regular Infantry

FX-05 5.56mm or 6.8mm assault rifle
Heckler & Koch G3
Heckler & Koch G3

The G3 is a 7.62x51mm NATO automatic rifle developed in the 1950s by the Germany armament manufacturer Heckler & Koch in collaboration with the Spain state-owned design and development agency CETME ....
7.62mm assault rifle

Special Forces

M4A1 5.56mm carbine

Ceremonial

Mondragón F-08
Mondragón (rifle)

Mondrag?n was a Mexican automatic rifle.The Mondrag?n was the worlds first automatic rifle and was designed by General Manuel Mondrag?n. He began work in 1882 and patented the weapon in 1887....
7 x 57 mm Mauser
7 x 57 mm Mauser

The 7x57mm cartridge , also known as the 7 mm Mauser, 7x57mm Mauser, 7 mm Spanish Mauser in the USA and .275 Rigby in the United Kingdom, was developed by Mauser in 1892 and adopted as a military cartridge by Spain in 1893....
automatic rifle used for ceremonial occasions

Submachine guns

FN P90
FN P90

The P90 is a Belgium designed submachine gun. The weapon?s name is an abbreviation of Project 90, which specifies a weapon system of the 1990s....
5.7x28mm Submachine Gun
Heckler & Koch MP5
Heckler & Koch MP5

The MP5 is a 9x19mm Parabellum submachine gun of Germany design, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the West Germany arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch of Oberndorf am Neckar....
9 mm Submachine Gun

Shotguns

Remington 870
Remington 870

The Remington Model 870 is a United States-made pump-action shotgun manufactured by Remington Arms It is widely used by the public for target shooting, hunting, and self-defense....
12 gauge pump action shotgun
Mossberg 500
Mossberg 500

The Mossberg 500 is a shotgun manufactured by O.F. Mossberg & Sons. Rather than a single model, the 500 is really a series of widely varying hammerless, Pump action shotgun repeaters, all of which share the same basic Receiver and action, but differ in Caliber size, Barrel length, Shotgun#Pattern and choke options, magazine capacity, and "...
12 gauge pump action shotgun

Machine guns

M2 machine gun .50 caliber 12.7 mm machine gun
FN MAG
FN MAG

The MAG is a Belgium 7.62 mm caliber general purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Fabrique Nationale de Herstal by Ernest Vervier....
7.62 mm Heavy Infantry Machine Gun
HK21E 7.62 machine gun. Made under license from Heckler & Koch
Heckler & Koch

Heckler & Koch GmbH is a Germany Defense industry manufacturing corporation that produces various Firearm, for example the Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine gun, Heckler & Koch G3 automatic rifle and the more recent Heckler & Koch G36 assault rifle, the Heckler & Koch MP7 personal defense weapon, Heckler & Koch USP series of handguns and the hi...
M60
M60 machine gun

The M60 is a family of United States general purpose machine guns firing 7.62x51mm NATO Cartridge s from a disintegrating Belt of M13 links. It can fire three types of ammunition, ball, tracer, and armor piercing....
7.62 mm machine gun
M249 Squad Automatic Weapon
M249 Squad Automatic Weapon

The M249 squad automatic weapon , formally Squad Automatic Weapon, 5.56 mm, M249, is an American version of the Belgium Fabrique Nationale de Herstal FN Minimi....
5.56 mm light machine gun
FN MINIMI
FN Minimi

The Minimi is a Belgium 5.56x45mm NATO light machine gun developed by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal in Herstal by Ernest Vervier. First introduced in 1974, it has entered service with the armed forces of several countries, among them: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Greece, Italy, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand, Sweden, the...
5.56 mm light machine gun

Sniper rifles

Heckler & Koch MSG90
Heckler & Koch PSG1

The PSG1 is a Semi-automatic firearm sniper rifle designed by the West Germany company Heckler & Koch of Oberndorf am Neckar.Development...
7.62x51mm NATO sniper rifle.
Barrett M82 .50 Caliber 12.7×99mm NATO sniper rifle
M24 Sniper Weapon System 7.62x51mm NATO sniper rifle

Pistols

FN Five-seven 5.7x28mm standard armor piercing pistol
Beretta 92
Beretta 92

The Beretta 92 is a series of semi-automatic pistols designed and manufactured by Beretta of Italy. The model 92 was designed in 1972 and production of many variants in different calibers continues today....
9x19mm or 10x22mm .40 S&W side arm
Glock pistol
Glock pistol

Glock is the name of a family of pistols designed and produced by the Austrian company Glock of Deutsch-Wagram, founded in 1963 by engineer Gaston Glock to manufacture high-strength synthetic and steel components....
.45 ACP or 9x19mm side arm used by some infantry and military police units
Corner Shot
Corner Shot

Corner Shot Holdings, LLC is a joint United States-Israel company headquartered in Miami, Florida, Florida. The company was founded to market a device known as the CornerShot to militaries and law enforcement agencies around the world....
system. In use for Special Force.

Grenade Launchers

Milkor MGL
Milkor MGL

The MGL is a lightweight 40 mm grenade semi-automatic, 6-shot grenade launcher developed and manufactured in South Africa by the Milkor company ....
40 mm semi automatic grenade launcher (XRGL40)
Mk 19
Mk 19 grenade launcher

The Mk 19 Grenade Launcher is a belt automatic firearm 40 mm grenade launcher or grenade machine gun that entered U.S. military service during the Cold War, first seeing action during the Vietnam War and remaining in service today....
40mm grenade machine gun
M203 grenade launcher
M203 grenade launcher

The M203 is a single shot 40 mm grenade grenade launcher that attaches to a number of popular assault rifles, but was originally designed for the U.S....
40mm grenade launcher
AG-C/GLM 40mm grenade launcher

Anti-tank missile systems

MILAN
Milan

Milan is the second largest city of Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. It is the capital in the Province of Milan, as well as the Regions of Italy capital of Lombardy....
Anti-tank guided missile
Anti-tank guided missile

An anti-tank guided missile or anti-tank guided weapon is a Missile guidance missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily-armored tanks and other armored fighting vehicles....
mounted on VBL scout vehicles
SPIKE
Spike

Spike may refer to:...
Anti-tank guided missile
FGM-148 Anti-tank guided missile
HOT
Hot

Hot or HOT may refer to:* High temperature* Spicy food, pungency* Lust, which in a more sublime phrase could be called Physical attractiveness....

Anti-tank gun

M40 106 mm recoilless rifle
M40 recoilless rifle

The M40 recoilless rifle was a lightweight, portable, crew-served 105 mm weapon intended primarily as an anti-tank weapon made in the United States....
anti-tank gun mounted on High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle

The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle is a military Four-wheel drive motor vehicle created by AM General. It has largely supplanted the roles formerly served by the M151 1/4 ton MUTT, the Gama Goat, their M718A1 and M792 ambulance versions, the CUCV, and other light trucks with the Military of the United States, as well as being...

Anti-tank rocket weapon system

B-300
B-300

The B-300 is a reuseable shoulder-launched missile weapon anti-tank weapon system developed by Israeli Military Industries in the late 1970s for use by the Israel Defence Force....
82 mm light anti-tank rocket
M72 LAW
M72 LAW

The M72 LAW is a portable one-shot 66 mm unguided anti-tank weapon, designed in the United States by Paul V. Choate, Charles B. Weeks, and Frank A....
Blindcide 83 mm light anti-tank rocket
AT4
AT4

The AT4 is a portable one-shot anti-tank weapon built in Sweden by Saab Bofors Dynamics . In the United States and NATO inventory, it replaces the M72 LAW ....

Artillery

M101
M101 howitzer

The 105 mm Howitzer M2A1 was the standard light field howitzer for the United States in World War II, seeing action in both European and Pacific theatres....
105 mm towed Howitzer
OTO Melara Mod 56
OTO Melara Mod 56

The OTO-Melara Mod 56 is an Italy 105 mm pack howitzer designed by OTO-Melara....
105 mm towed Howitzer

Mortars

Brandt 60 mm LR Gun-mortar (1,561)
M1/M29 81 mm (330)
Brandt 120 mm (75)

Mexican Army

Organization

Regional organization

Tactical units

Special Forces

Equipment

Vehicles and other land equipment

Active combat equipment of The Mexican Army

Assault rifles

Regular Infantry

Special Forces

Ceremonial

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Machine guns

Sniper rifles

Pistols

Grenade Launchers

Anti-tank missile systems

Anti-tank gun

Anti-tank rocket weapon system

Artillery

Mortars

See also