List of assault rifles

An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine.^[1] Assault rifles are currently the standard service rifles in most modern armies.

By strict definition, a firearm must have the following characteristics to be considered an assault rifle:^[2]^[3]^[4]

It must be an individual weapon;
It must be capable of selective fire, which means it has the capacity to switch between semiautomatic and fully automatic fire.
It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle;
Its ammunition must be supplied from a detachable box magazine;
And it should at least have an effective range of 300 metres (330 yards).

Name	Manufacturer	Cartridge	Country	Year
AAI SBR	AAI Corporation		United States	1970s
AAI XM70	AAI Corporation		United States	1970s
AB-3	Izhmash		Soviet Union	1970
BD-08	Bangladesh Ordnance Factories	7.62×39mm	Bangladesh	2002
G3A3	Pakistan Ordnance Factories	7.62×51mm NATO	Pakistan	1960
Adaptive Combat Rifle	Remington Arms Bushmaster	5.56×45mm NATO 6.8mm Remington SPC	United States	2006
ADS amphibious rifle	KBP Instrument Design Bureau	5.45×39mm 5.45mm PSP	Russia	2007
AEK-971	Degtyarev plant	5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	1978
AG-043		5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	1974
AK-9	Izhmash	9×39mm	Russia	2000s
AK-47	Izhmash	7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	1946
AKM	Izhmash Tula Arms Plant	7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	1950s
AK-74	Izhmash	5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	1974
AK-101	Izhmash	5.56×45mm NATO	Russia	1994
AK-102	Izhmash	5.56×45mm NATO	Russia	1990s
AK-103	Izhmash	7.62×39mm	Russia	1994
AK-104	Izhmash	7.62×39mm	Russia	1994
AK-105	Izhmash	5.45×39mm	Russia	1994
AK-107 / AK-108	Izhmash	5.45×39mm / 5.56×45mm NATO	Russia	1990s
AK-12	Izhmash	5.45×39mm 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm 9×39mm 6.5mm Grendel 7.62×51mm NATO 12 Gauge	Russia	2010
Ak 5	Bofors Carl Gustaf	5.56×45mm NATO	Sweden	1982
AK-63	Fegyver- és Gépgyár	7.62×39mm	Hungary	1977
AMD-65	Fegyver- és Gépgyár	7.62×39mm	Hungary	1965
AMP-69	Fegyver- és Gépgyár	7.62×39mm	Hungary
AN-94	Izhmash	5.45×39mm	Russia	1980
AO-27 rifle			Soviet Union	1961
AO-31		5.45×39mm 7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	1962
AO-35 assault rifle		5.45×39mm 7.62×39mm	Soviet Union
AO-38 assault rifle	TsNIITochMash	5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	1965
AO-62 assault rifle		5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	1962
APS-95	Končar-Arma d.o.o	5.56×45mm NATO	Yugoslavia	1972
APS underwater rifle	Tula Arms Plant TsNIITochMash	5.66×39mm	Soviet Union	1970s
ArmaLite AR-18	Armalite	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	1963
ASM-DT amphibious rifle	Tula Arms Plant	5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	1990s
Barrett REC7	Barrett Firearms Manufacturing	5.56×45mm NATO 6.8mm Remington SPC	United States	2007
Beretta AR70/90	Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta	5.56×45mm NATO	Italy	1985
Beretta ARX 160	Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta	5.56×45mm NATO 5.45×39mm 6.8mm Remington SPC 7.62×39mm	Italy	2008
Beretta Rx4 Storm	Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta	5.56×45mm NATO .223 Remington	Italy	2005
BSA 28P	Birmingham Small Arms Company	.280 British	United Kingdom	1949
Bullpup Multirole Combat Rifle (BMSR)	ST Kinetics	5.56×45mm NATO 6.8mm Remington SPC 7.62×39mm	Singapore	2014
Chropi rifle	Chropei	7.62×39mm	Greece	1975
CEAM Modèle 1950	Centre d'Etudes et d'Armement de Mulhouse	.30 Carbine 7.92×33mm Kurz 7.65×35mm 7.5×38mm	France	1949
CETME Model L	Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara	5.56×45mm NATO	Spain	1981
Close Quarters Battle Receiver	Colt's Manufacturing Company	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	1999
Colt Canada C7 rifle	Diemaco	5.56×45mm NATO	Canada	1982
Colt CM901	Colt Defense	5.56×45mm NATO 6.8mm Remington SPC 7.62×39mm 7.62×51mm NATO	United States	2010s
ČZ 522		7.62×45mm vz. 52	Czechoslovakia
CZ-805 BREN	Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod	5.56×45mm NATO	Czech Republic	2009
ČZ 2000	Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod	5.56×45mm NATO	Czechoslovakia	1990
Daewoo K2	S&T Motiv	5.56×45mm NATO	South Korea	1972
Desarrollos Industriales Casanave SC-2005	Desarrollos Industriales Casanave S.A	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO 7.62×39mm	Peru	2005
Dlugov assault rifle		7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	1953
EM-2 rifle	Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield	7 mm Mk1Z (7×43mm)	United Kingdom	1950
EMER K1	Myanmar Fritz Werner Industries	5.56×45mm NATO	Burma
FAMAS	Nexter	5.56×45mm NATO	France	1978
FARA 83	Fabrica Militar de Armas Portatiles Domingo Matheu	5.56×45mm NATO	Argentina	1981
FN CAL	Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal	5.56×45mm NATO	Belgium	1963
FN F2000	Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal	5.56×45mm NATO	Belgium	2001
FN FNC	Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal	5.56×45mm NATO	Belgium	1975
FN FAL	Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal	7.62×51mm NATO	Belgium	1953
FN SCAR-L	Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal	5.56×45mm NATO	Belgium	2004
Franchi mod. 641	Luigi Franchi S.p.A.	5.56×45mm NATO	Italy
FX-05 Xiuhcoatl	Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército	5.56×45mm NATO	Mexico	2005
Galil ACE	Israel Weapons Industries	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO 7.62×39mm	Israel
Grad AR	State Factories-North Ossetia	6×49mm 5.45×39mm	South Ossetia
Grossfuss Sturmgewehr		7.92×33mm Kurz	Germany	1944
Heckler & Koch G11	Heckler & Koch	4.73 x33mm	West Germany	1968
Heckler & Koch G36	Heckler & Koch	5.56×45mm NATO	Germany	1995
Heckler & Koch G41	Heckler & Koch	5.56×45mm NATO	West Germany	1984
Heckler & Koch HK33	Heckler & Koch	5.56×45mm NATO	West Germany	1960s
Heckler & Koch HK36	Heckler & Koch	4.6×36 mm	West Germany	1970s
Heckler & Koch HK416	Heckler & Koch	5.56×45mm NATO	Germany	2004
Heckler & Koch XM8	Heckler & Koch	5.56×45mm NATO	Germany / United States	2003
Howa Type 89	Howa	5.56×45mm NATO	Japan	1989
IMBEL MD2	IMBEL	5.56×45mm NATO	Brazil	1983
IMBEL IA2	IMBEL	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO	Brazil	2009
IMI Galil	Israel Military Industries	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO	Israel	1960s
IMI Tavor TAR-21	Israel Weapon Industries	5.56×45mm NATO	Israel	1991
INSAS rifle^[5]	Ordnance Factories Board	5.56×45mm NATO	India	1998
Interdynamics MKS	Interdynamics	5.56×45mm NATO	Sweden	1979
ITM Model 3	ITM Tool & Die	7.62×39mm 9×19mm Parabellum	United States	1989
Kbk wz. 1988 Tantal	Łucznik Arms Factory	5.45×39mm	Poland	1981
Kbkg wz. 1960		7.62×39mm	Poland	1960
Kbs wz. 1996 Beryl	Łucznik Arms Factory	5.56×45mm NATO	Poland	1995
L64/65	RSAF Enfield	4.85×49mm	United Kingdom	1964
LSAT rifle	(To be announced)	LSAT caseless ammunition	United States	2008
L85	BAE Systems	5.56×45mm NATO	United Kingdom	1970s
Leader Dynamics Series T2 MK5	Leader Dynamics Australian Automatic Arms	5.56×45mm NATO	Australia	1978
LR-300	Z-M Weapons	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	2000
M16 rifle	Colt Defense	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	1956
M4 carbine/assault rifle	Colt Defense	5.56 x45mm NATO	United States	1994
MKEK MPT	MKEK	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO	Turkey	2009
MSBS Radon	Łucznik Arms Factory	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO	Poland	2014
Multi Caliber Individual Weapon System	Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm 6.8mm Remington SPC	India	2012
Nesterov assault rifle		7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	1961
Norinco CQ	Norinco	5.56×45mm NATO	China	1980s
OTs-12 assault rifle	KBP Instrument Design Bureau	9×39mm	Russia	1990s
Pindad SS1	PT Pindad	5.56×45mm NATO	Indonesia	1991
Pindad SS2	PT Pindad	5.56×45mm NATO	Indonesia	2005
Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965	RomArm via Regia Autonomă pentru producţia de Tehnică Militară (RATMIL), Cugir	7.62×39mm	Romania	1963-1965
Pușcă Automată model 1986	RomArm via Regia Autonomă pentru producţia de Tehnică Militară (RATMIL), Cugir	5.45×39mm	Romania	1986
PVAR Rifle	United Defense Manufacturing Corporation	5.56×45mm NATO	Philippines	2011
QBZ-95 / QBZ-97	Norinco	5.8×42mm DBP87 / 5.56×45mm NATO	China	1995
QBZ-03	Norinco	5.8×42mm DBP87 5.56×45mm NATO	China	2003
Remington GPC	Remington Arms	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	2010
Rk 62	Valmet SAKO	7.62×39mm	Finland	1962
Rk 95 TP	SAKO	7.62×39mm	Finland	1990
Robinson Armament XCR	Robinson Armament Co	5.56×45mm NATO 5.45×39mm 7.62×39mm 6.8mm Remington SPC 6.5mm Grendel 7.62×51mm NATO .260 Remington	United States	2004
Rung Paisarn RPS-001	Rung Paisarn Heavy Industries	5.56×45mm NATO	Thailand	1986
S&T Daewoo K11	S&T Motiv	5.56×45mm NATO	South Korea	2006
Sa vz. 58	Česká zbrojovka	7.62×39mm M43	Czechoslovakia	1956
SAR-80	Chartered Industries of Singapore (now known as ST Kinetics)	5.56×45mm NATO	Singapore	1976
SAR-21	ST Kinetics	5.56×45mm NATO	Singapore	1996
SIG MCX	SIG Sauer	5.56×45mm NATO 300 AAC Blackout	Switzerland	2010s
SIG SG 516	Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft	5.56×45mm NATO .223 Remington 7.62×39mm	United States	2000s
SIG SG 530	Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft	5.56×45mm NATO	Switzerland	1960s
SIG SG 540	Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft	5.56×45mm NATO	Switzerland	1970s
SIG SG 550	Swiss Arms AG	5.6 mm Gw Pat 90	Switzerland	1970s
SOCIMI AR-831	Società Costruzioni Industriali Milano Luigi Franchi S.p.A.	5.56×45mm NATO	Italy
Special Operations Assault Rifle	Ferfrans Specialties	5.56×45mm NATO	Philippines	2004
SR-3 Vikhr	Tula Arms Plant	9×39mm	Soviet Union	1990s
SR-47		7.62×39mm	United States
SR 88	Chartered Industries of Singapore (now known as ST Kinetics)	5.56×45mm NATO	Singapore	1978
SS09	SSAM	5.56×45mm NATO	United Kingdom	2009
Sterling SAR-87	Sterling Armaments Company	5.56×45mm NATO	United Kingdom	1980s
Steyr AUG	Steyr Mannlicher	5.56×45mm NATO 9×19mm Parabellum	Austria	1970s
Stoner 63	Cadillac Gage	5.56×45mm NATO	United States	1962
StG 44	C. G. Haenel Waffen und Fahrradfabrik	7.92×33mm Kurz	Germany	1942
StG 45(M)	Mauser	7.92×33mm Kurz	Germany	1944
T65 assault rifle	205th Armory	5.56×45mm NATO	Republic of China	1976
T86 assault rifle	205th Armory	5.56×45mm NATO	Republic of China	1992
T91 assault rifle	205th Armory	5.56×45mm NATO	Republic of China	2002
T97 assault rifle	205th Armory	5.56×45mm NATO	Republic of China	2012
TKB-072	Tula Arms Plant	5.45×39mm	Soviet Union	1975
TKB-517	Tula Arms Plant	7.62×39mm	Soviet Union
Truvelo Raptor	Truvelo Armoury	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm	South Africa	2000s
Type 56 assault rifle	Norinco	7.62×39mm M43	China	1956
Type 58 assault rifle		7.62×39mm	North Korea	1958
Type 63 assault rifle		7.62×39mm	China	1968
Type 81 assault rifle		7.62×39mm	China	1971
Type 86S assault rifle	Norinco	7.62×39mm	China	1980s
VAHAN (firearm)		5.45×39mm	Armenia	1952
Valmet M76	Valmet	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm	Finland	1970s
Valmet M82	Valmet	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm	Finland	1978
Vektor CR-21	Denel	5.56×45mm NATO	South Africa	1997
Vektor R4	Denel Land Systems	5.56×45mm NATO	South Africa	1970s
VHS Assault Rifle	HS Produkt	5.56×45mm NATO	Croatia	2005
VHS-2	HS Produkt	5.56×45mm NATO	Croatia	2009
Wieger StG-940		5.56×45mm NATO 5.45×39mm	East Germany	1980s
Wimmersperg Spz-kr		7.92×33mm Kurz	Germany	1944
XT-97 Assault Rifle	205th Armory	5.56×45mm NATO 9×19mm Parabellum	Republic of China	2008
Zastava M21	Zastava Arms	5.56×45mm NATO	Serbia and Montenegro	2004
Zastava M70	Zastava Arms	7.62×39mm	Yugoslavia	1959
Zastava M90	Zastava Arms	5.56×45mm NATO	Serbia and Montenegro

References

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