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Military technology and equipment

This article lists military technology items, devices and methods. The classification

Categorization

Categorization is the process in which ideas and objects are recognition, difference and understanding. Categorization implies that objects are grouped into categories, usually for some specific purpose....
of weapon

Weapon

A weapon is a tool used to apply or threaten to apply force for the purpose of hunting, attack or defense in combat, subduing enemy personnel, or to destroy enemy weapons, equipment and defensive structures....
s of war

War

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is one of the research issues of military science

Military science

Military science is the process of translating national defence policy to produce military capability by employing military scientists, including: theorists, researchers, experimental scientists, applied scientists, designers, engineers, test technicians, and military personnel responsible for prototyping....
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artial arts, also known as fighting systems, are bodies of codified practices or traditions of training for unarmed and armed combat, usually without the use of guns and other modern weapons.

êlée generally means hand-to-hand combat or mano-a-mano

Mano-a-mano

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This article lists military technology items, devices and methods. The classification

Categorization

Weapon

War

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is one of the research issues of military science

Military science

Martial arts
Martial arts

Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for combat. While they may be studied for various reasons, martial arts share a single objective: to physically defeat other persons and to defend oneself or others from physical threat....

Martial arts, also known as fighting systems, are bodies of codified practices or traditions of training for unarmed and armed combat, usually without the use of guns and other modern weapons.

List of martial arts
List of martial arts

This is a list of martial arts, broken down by region and style....
List of martial arts weapons
List of martial arts weapons

The following is a partial list of martial arts weapons....
List of martial arts-related topics
List of martial arts-related topics

Main article is Martial arts. This list covers topics not covered in the following lists.* List of martial arts* List of martial arts weapons* List of fictional martial arts...

Personal weapons (Mêlée
Mêlée

Melee generally refers to disorganized close combat involving a group of fighters. A melee ensues when groups become locked together in combat with no regard to group tactics or fighting as an organized unit; each participant fights as an individual....
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Mêlée generally means hand-to-hand combat or mano-a-mano

Mano-a-mano

Mano-a-mano is a Spanish language and Italian language construction meaning "hand to hand". It was used originally for bullfighting where two matadors alternate competing for the admiration of the audience....
. Weapons commonly used in mêlée include swords, clubs, spears, axes, or fists: almost any tool with which one can hit someone else.

List of mêlée weapons
List of mêlée weapons

This is a list of melee weapons. It includes modern and historical but not fictional weapons from fantasy or role-playing games. Melee weapons are any weapon that does not involve a projectile ? that is, both the user and target of the weapon are in contact with it simultaneously in normal use....

Military railways
Military railways

Military railways are a form of transport communication technology used by the military forces for movement of strategically significant forces, bulk cargo or as a platform for military systems....

Armour
Armour

Armour or armor is protective covering used to prevent damage from being inflicted to an individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact weapons or projectiles, usually during combat....

Armour, is protective clothing intended to defend its wearer from intentional harm in combat and military engagements, typically associated with soldiers.

List of armour types

Munitions

Munition is often defined as a synonym for ammunition

Ammunition

Ammunition, often referred to as ammo, is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which embraced all material used for war , but which in time came to refer specifically to gunpowder and artillery....
. A slightly broader definition would include bomb

Bomb

A bomb is any of a range of explosive devices that typically rely on the exothermic chemical reaction of an explosive material to produce an extremely sudden and violent release of energy....
s, missile

Missile

A guided missile is a self-propelled projectile used as a weapon. Missiles are typically propelled by rockets or jet engines. Missiles generally have one or more explosive warheads, although other weapon types may also be used....
s, warhead

Warhead

Typically, a warhead is the explosive material and detonator that is delivered by a missile, rocket, or torpedo....
s, and mines.

Bullet
Bullet

A bullet is a hard projectile propelled by a firearm, Sling , or air gun and is normally made from metal. A bullet does not contain explosives, but damages the intended target by tissue or mechanical disruption through impact or penetration....

List of rifle cartridges
List of rifle cartridges

List of rifle cartridges, by category, and then by name....
List of handgun cartridges
List of handgun cartridges

The following is a flat list of handgun Cartridge , loosely in order of increasing caliber:*2.34mm - rimfire round used in MTH's Swiss Mini Gun....
List of cartridges (weaponry), pistol and rifle
List of Shotgun cartridges

Missile
Missile

A guided missile is a self-propelled projectile used as a weapon. Missiles are typically propelled by rockets or jet engines. Missiles generally have one or more explosive warheads, although other weapon types may also be used....

List of missiles
List of missiles

Below is a list of missiles, sorted alphabetically by name. See also the list of rockets and the list of missiles by country....

Bomb
Bomb

A bomb is any of a range of explosive devices that typically rely on the exothermic chemical reaction of an explosive material to produce an extremely sudden and violent release of energy....
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List of bombs
List of bombs

For a rather exhaustive international list of individual nuclear weapons and models see List of nuclear weaponsTypes of conventional bombs:...

Mines

List of landmines
List of landmines

This is a complete list of land mines....
Naval mine
Naval mine

A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to destroy ships or submarines. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of or contact with an enemy ship....
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Small arms
Small arms

Small arms is a general term used by the armed forces to refer to infantry weapons, such as the firearms that an individual soldier can carry....
and firearm
Firearm

A firearm is a tool that projects either single or multiple projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion. The firing is achieved by the gases produced through rapid, confined combustion of a propellant....
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A firearm is a kinetic energy weapon that fires either a single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant.

List of firearms
List of firearms

This is an extensive list of small arms ? including pistols, machine guns, grenade launchers, and anti-tank rifles ? that includes variants....
List of pistols
List of pistols

The following is a list of some pistols, firearms that are normally meant for wielding one-handed and for self-defense, and that differ from revolvers and other singled handed weapons through their Semi-automatic pistol action....
List of submachine guns
List of submachine guns

This is a list of submachine guns with articles available on Wikipedia. Because the exact definition of a submachine gun can vary much from source to source it includes assault rifles chambered for submachine gun or pistol cartridges, some machine pistols, and personal defense weapons , all of which are sometimes designated as submachine guns...
List of shotguns
List of shotguns

This article is a list of shotgun. Shotguns have traditionally fired iron, stone or lead shot stored in large shells that are normally loaded into a Chamber , one shell at a time....
List of assault rifles
List of assault rifles

An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle or carbine typically firing ammunition with muzzle energies and sizes intermediate between those of handgun and more traditional high-powered rifle ammunition....
List of machine guns
List of machine guns

This page is a list of Machine guns from around the world....
List of grenade launchers
List of grenade launchers

* Rocket propelled grenade* M234 launcher* FN F2000 * AP/AV 700 multiple grenade launcher * 26 mm RGA-86 semi-automatic grenade launcher * GrB 39 rifle grenade launcher ...

Artillery

Artillery are usually large caliber weapons firing projectiles one at a time. Artillery pieces are crew serviced weapons that provide direct or indirect trajectories for the shell.

List of artillery
List of artillery

A list of artillery catalogues types of weapons found in Artillery battery of national armed forces' artillery Military organization.Some weapons used by the infantry units, known as infantry support weapons, are often misidentified as artillery weapons because of their use and performance characteristics, sometimes known colloquially as th...
List of artillery by country
List of artillery by country

The List of artillery by country contains all artillery systems organized primarily by their country of origin. In cases where multiple countries collaborated on a project, a system chould be listed under each of the major participants....
Medieval siege weaponry

Military ground vehicles

Military vehicles are land combat or transportation vehicles, excluding rail-based, which are designed for or in significant use by military forces.

List of military vehicles
List of military vehicles

Military vehicles include all land combat and transportation vehicles, excluding rail-based, which are designed for or are in significant use by military armed forces throughout the world....
List of armoured fighting vehicles
List of armoured fighting vehicles

This is a list of lists of armoured fighting vehicles. For a complete list of military vehicles, see list of military vehicles....
List of tanks

Military aviation
Military aviation

Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front....
and aircraft
Aircraft

An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to flight by being supported by the air, or in general, the atmosphere, of a planet. Examples include balloons, airplanes and helicopters....

Military aviation includes any use of aircraft by a country's military, including such areas as transport, training, disaster relief, border patrol, search and rescue, surveillance, surveying, peacekeeping, and (very rarely) aerial warfare.

List of aircraft
List of aircraft

This list of aircraft is sorted alphabetically, beginning with the name of the manufacturer . It is an inclusive list rather than an exclusive one, meaning that where an aircraft is known under multiple names, designations, or manufacturers, each of these is listed....
List of aircraft weapons
List of aircraft weapons

This is an incomplete list of aircraft weapons, past and present....

Naval warfare
Naval warfare

Naval warfare is combat in and on seas, oceans, or any other major bodies of water such as large lakes and wide rivers....

Naval warfare is combat in and on seas and oceans.

List of navies
List of navies

This is a list of navy, present and historical....
List of historical ship and boat types
List of aircraft carriers
List of aircraft carriers

The list of aircraft carriers contains all aircraft carriers listed alphabetically by name.Those listed in Bold are currently in active service....
List of submarines

List of submarine classes
List of submarine classes

This is a list of submarine classes, sorted by country. The navy of 46 list of sovereign states operate submarines....

Military robot
Military robot

Military robots are autonomous or remote-controlled devices designed for military applications.Such systems are currently being researched by a number of militaries....
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Military robots are autonomous or remote-controlled devices designed for military applications.

Powered exoskeleton
Powered exoskeleton

A powered exoskeleton is a powered mobile machine consisting primarily of a skeleton-like framework worn by a person and a power supply that supplies at least part of the activation-energy for limb movement....
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Bomb disposal
Bomb disposal

Bomb disposal is the process by which hazardous explosive devices are rendered safe. "Bomb disposal" is an all encompassing term to describe the separate, but interrelated functions in the following fields:...
robots
Unmanned ground vehicle
Unmanned ground vehicle

Unmanned ground vehicles are robotic platforms that are used as an extension of human capability. This type of robot is generally capable of operating outdoors and over a wide variety of terrain, functioning in place of humans....
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Unmanned combat air vehicle
Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

An unmanned combat air vehicle or "combat drone" is an experimental class of unmanned aerial vehicle . They differ from ordinary UAVs, because they are designed to deliver weapons ? possibly with a great degree of autonomy....
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Autonomous underwater vehicle
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

An autonomous underwater vehicle is a robot which travels underwater. In military applications, AUVs are also known as unmanned undersea vehicles ....
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Military tactics
Military tactics

Military tactics are the techniques for using weapons or military units in combination for engaging and defeating an Enemy in battle. Changes in philosophy and technology over time have been reflected in changes to military tactics....
, Military strategy
Military strategy

Military strategy is a policy implemented by military organizations to pursue desired Strategic goal s. Derived from the Greek language strategos, strategy when it appeared in use during the 18th century, was seen in its narrow sense as the "art of the general", 'the art of arrangement' of troops....
and Military doctrine
Military doctrine

Military doctrine is the concise expression of how military forces contribute to Military campaigns, major Military_operation#Military_operations_2s, battles, and Engagement s....

Military tactics is the collective name for methods of engaging and defeating an enemy in battle. Military strategy is a collective name for planning the conduct of warfare. Military doctrine is a level of military planning between national strategy and unit-level tactics, techniques, and procedures.

List of military tactics
List of military tactics

This page contains a list of military tactics:...
List of military strategies
List of military strategies

Offensive Strategies * Ambush - An attack on an opponent, usually involving surprise.* Blitzkrieg - A bombardment immediately followed by a lightning swift attack by mobile forces, named after the Germany World War II strategy....
List of military doctrines
Principles of military strategy

Military unit

A military unit is an organization within an armed force. It may consist of any number of soldiers, ships, vehicles, or aircraft. Armies, navies, and air forces, are organised hierarchically into groups of various sizes for functional, tactical and administrative purposes.

military rank
Military rank

Military rank is a system of hierarchy relationships in armed forces or civil institutions organized along military lines. Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms....
comparative military ranks
Comparative military ranks

This article is a list of various states' armed forces military rank designations. Comparisons are made between the different systems used by nations to categorize the hierarchy of an armed force compared to another....

Military communications
Military communications

Military communications, or Signals , is a field of military activities, tactics and equipment dealing with Telecommunications. First of all, military communications are battlefield communications, including intercommunication with a higher Command or country's government....

Military communications is defined as the transmission medium that links military components on the battlefield.

Communication
Communication

Communication is commonly defined as "the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs...",, 1: an act or instance of transmitting and 3 a: "a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or beha...
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Military engineer
Military engineer

A military engineer is primarily responsible for the design and construction of offensive, defensive, and logistical structures for warfare. Other duties include the layout, placement, maintenance and dismantling of defensive land mine and the clearing of enemy minefields and the construction and destruction of bridges....
Signal Corps Radio
Signal Corps Radio

Signal Corps Radios were U.S. Army military communications components that comprised "sets". Under the Army Nomenclature System, SCR initially designated "Set, Complete Radio," and later "Signal Corps Radio," though interpretations have varied over time....

Fortifications

Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defence in warfare.

List of fortifications
List of fortifications

This is a list of fortifications past and present, a fortification being a major physical defensive structure often composed of a more or less wall-connected series of forts....
List of forts
List of forts

This is a list for articles on notable historic forts which may or may not be under current active use by a military. There are also many towns named after a Fort, the largest being Fort Worth, Texas, USA....

Military technology and equipment

Martial artsMartial artsMartial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for combat. While they may be studied for various reasons, martial arts share a single objective: to physically defeat other persons and to defend oneself or others from physical threat....

Personal weapons (MêléeMêléeMelee generally refers to disorganized close combat involving a group of fighters. A melee ensues when groups become locked together in combat with no regard to group tactics or fighting as an organized unit; each participant fights as an individual....)

Military railwaysMilitary railwaysMilitary railways are a form of transport communication technology used by the military forces for movement of strategically significant forces, bulk cargo or as a platform for military systems....

ArmourArmourArmour or armor is protective covering used to prevent damage from being inflicted to an individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact weapons or projectiles, usually during combat....

Munitions

Artillery

Military ground vehicles

Naval warfareNaval warfareNaval warfare is combat in and on seas, oceans, or any other major bodies of water such as large lakes and wide rivers....

Military robotMilitary robotMilitary robots are autonomous or remote-controlled devices designed for military applications.Such systems are currently being researched by a number of militaries....s

Military unit

Fortifications

See also

Martial arts
Martial arts

Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for combat. While they may be studied for various reasons, martial arts share a single objective: to physically defeat other persons and to defend oneself or others from physical threat....

Personal weapons (Mêlée
Mêlée

Melee generally refers to disorganized close combat involving a group of fighters. A melee ensues when groups become locked together in combat with no regard to group tactics or fighting as an organized unit; each participant fights as an individual....
)

Military railways
Military railways

Military railways are a form of transport communication technology used by the military forces for movement of strategically significant forces, bulk cargo or as a platform for military systems....

Armour
Armour

Armour or armor is protective covering used to prevent damage from being inflicted to an individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact weapons or projectiles, usually during combat....

Naval warfare
Naval warfare

Naval warfare is combat in and on seas, oceans, or any other major bodies of water such as large lakes and wide rivers....

Military robot
Military robot

Military robots are autonomous or remote-controlled devices designed for military applications.Such systems are currently being researched by a number of militaries....
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