List of vehicles of the U.S. Armed Forces

Light Tanks

Out of service
- M1 light tank
- Light Tank M2
  M2 Light Tank
  The Light Tank M2 was an American pre-World War II light tank that saw combat with the US Marine Corps 1st Tank Battalion on Guadalcanal in 1942, during World War II. Its service with the 1st Tank Battalion during the Pacific War was its only U.S...
- Light Tank M3/M5
  Stuart tank
  The M3 Stuart, formally Light Tank M3, was an American light tank of World War II and supplied to British and Commonwealth forces under lend-lease prior to the entry of the U.S. into the war—and used thereafter by U.S...
- Light Tank (Airborne) M22
  M22 Locust
  The Light Tank M22 or Locust was an American-designed airmobile light tank which was produced during World War II. The Locust began development in 1941 after the British War Office requested that the American government design a purpose-built airborne light tank which could be transported by...
- Light Tank M24
  M24 Chaffee
  The Light Tank M24 was an American light tank used during World War II and in postwar conflicts including the Korean War and with the French in the War in Algeria and First Indochina War. In British service it was given the service name Chaffee, after the United States Army General Adna R...
- M41/A1/A2/A3 Walker Bulldog
  M41 Walker Bulldog
  The M41 Walker Bulldog was a U.S. light tank developed to replace the M24 Chaffee. It was named for General Walton Walker who died in a jeep accident in Korea...
- M551/A1 Sheridan
  M551 Sheridan
  The M551 Sheridan was a light tank developed by the United States and named after Civil War General Philip Sheridan. It was designed to be landed by parachute and to swim across rivers. It was armed with the technically advanced but troublesome M81/M81E1 152mm gun/launcher which fired conventional...
  
  (Armored Reconnaissance Airborne Assault Vehicle)

Experimental (Suspended/Cancelled/Completed)
- XM8 Armored Gun System
  M8-AGS
  The United Defense M8 Armored Gun System was a light tank that was intended to replace the M551 Sheridan in the 82nd Airborne Division, as well as being expected to replace TOW-equipped Humvees in the 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment . The M8 project was eventually canceled...
- DSFV
- M32 Rapid Deployment Force Light Tank
- ARES Rapid Deployment Force Light Tank
- T92

Medium tanks

- M1 medium tank
- M2 Medium Tank
  M2 Medium Tank
  The Medium Tank M2 was a United States Army tank that was first produced in 1939 by the Rock Island Arsenal, just prior to the commencement of the war in Europe. Production was 18 M2 tanks, and 94 slightly improved M2A1 tanks, for a total figure of 112...
- Medium Tank M3 Lee/Grant
  M3 Lee
  The Medium Tank M3 was an American tank used during World War II. In Britain the tank was called "General Lee", named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and the modified version built with a new turret was called the "General Grant", named after U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant.Design commenced...
  
  (All Models)
- Medium Tank M4 Sherman
  M4 Sherman
  The M4 Sherman, formally Medium Tank, M4, was the primary tank used by the United States during World War II. Thousands were also distributed to the Allies, including the British Commonwealth and Soviet armies, via lend-lease...
  
  (All Models)
- M46/M47 Patton
  M46 Patton
  The M46 was a medium tank that was designed in the United States. It was the first tank to be named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S...
- M48A1/A2/A3/A5 Patton
  M48 Patton
  The M48 Patton is a medium tank that was designed in the United States. It was the third and final tank to be officially named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle It was a...
- M48A4
  M48 Patton
  The M48 Patton is a medium tank that was designed in the United States. It was the third and final tank to be officially named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle It was a...
- Medium Tank M4 Sherman Firefly VC
  M4 Sherman
  The M4 Sherman, formally Medium Tank, M4, was the primary tank used by the United States during World War II. Thousands were also distributed to the Allies, including the British Commonwealth and Soviet armies, via lend-lease...

Heavy tanks

- M6 heavy tank
  M6 Heavy Tank
  The Heavy Tank M6 was an American heavy tank designed during World War II. The tank was produced in small numbers and never saw combat.-History and description:...
- Heavy Tank M26 Pershing
  M26 Pershing
  The Heavy Tank M26 Pershing was an American heavy tank briefly used in World War II and in the Korean War. It was named after General John Pershing, who led the American Expeditionary Force in Europe in World War I....
- M103 heavy tank
  M103 heavy tank
  The M103 heavy tank served the United States Army and the US Marines during the Cold War. Until the development of the M1A1 in the mid 1980s, it was the heaviest and most heavily armed tank in US service...

Main Battle Tanks

In active service
- M1A1D/M1A2/M1A2 SEP Abrams
  M1 Abrams
  The M1 Abrams is a third-generation main battle tank produced in the United States. It is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and Commander of US military forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972. The M1 is a well armed, heavily armored, and highly mobile tank designed for...
- M1A1HA Abrams
  M1 Abrams
  The M1 Abrams is a third-generation main battle tank produced in the United States. It is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and Commander of US military forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972. The M1 is a well armed, heavily armored, and highly mobile tank designed for...
Out of service
- M60A1/A2/A3/A3 TTS Patton Tank
  M60 Patton
  The 105 mm Gun Full Tracked Combat Tank, M60, also known unofficially as the M60 Patton, is a first-generation main battle tank introduced in December 1960. It was widely used by the U.S. and its Cold War allies, especially those in NATO, and remains in service throughout the world today...
  
  (Including RISE and RISE Passive vehicles)
- M1/IPM1/M1A1 Abrams
  M1 Abrams
  The M1 Abrams is a third-generation main battle tank produced in the United States. It is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and Commander of US military forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972. The M1 is a well armed, heavily armored, and highly mobile tank designed for...

Experimental (Active)

None

Experimental (Suspended/Cancelled/Completed)
- M60A1E1/E2
  M60 Patton
  The 105 mm Gun Full Tracked Combat Tank, M60, also known unofficially as the M60 Patton, is a first-generation main battle tank introduced in December 1960. It was widely used by the U.S. and its Cold War allies, especially those in NATO, and remains in service throughout the world today...
- XM1202 MCS

Armored cars

Out of service
- M3 Scout Car
  M3 Scout Car
  The M3 Scout Car was an armored car in U.S. service during World War II. It was also known as the White Scout Car, after its manufacturer, the White Motor Company. It was used in various roles including patrol, scouting, command vehicle, ambulance and gun tractor.-History:Design of the vehicle...
- M8 Greyhound
  M8 Greyhound
  The M8 Light Armored Car was a 6x6 armored car produced by the Ford Motor Company during World War II. It was used by the U.S. and British troops in Europe and the Far East until the end of the war. The vehicle was widely exported and as of 2006 still remains in service with some third world...
- M38 Wolfhound
  M38 Wolfhound
  The M38 Wolfhound was a 6x6 US armored car produced in 1944 by the Chevrolet division of the General Motors. It was designed as a replacement for the M8 Greyhound series, but the end of the war in 1945 led to the cancellation of the project after the completion of a handful of prototype...
- XM706 (Wheeled)
- XM706E1/M706 (Wheeled)
- XM706E2 (Wheeled)
In service
- Stryker
  Stryker
  The IAV Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled, 4-wheel-drive , armored fighting vehicles derived from the Canadian LAV III and produced by General Dynamics Land Systems, in use by the United States Army. The vehicle is named for two American servicemen who posthumously received the Medal of Honor:...
- M1117 Armored Security Vehicle
  M1117 Armored Security Vehicle
  The M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle, or ASV, is an internal security vehicle manufactured by Cadillac Gage of Textron for use by the U.S. Army's Military Police Corps...
Experimental (active)
- ULTRA AP
  ULTRA AP
  The ULTRA AP is a concept combat vehicle that was unveiled in September 2005 by the Georgia Tech Research Institute, the applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology, under contract from the Office of Naval Research...
Experimental (Suspended/Cancelled/Completed)
- XM800 Armored Reconnaissance Scout Vehicle
  XM800 Armored Reconnaissance Scout Vehicle
  The XM800 Armored Reconnaissance Scout Vehicle, or ARSV, was an experimental scout vehicle developed by the US Army in the 1970s. It was part of a series of armored vehicles being designed by the Army to replace their existing armored personnel carriers, the M113 and M114, with vehicles with...

Armored personnel carriers

- Half-track Car M2/M3
  M2 Half Track Car
  The M-2 Half Track was an armored vehicle used by the United States during World War II.-History:The half-track design had been evaluated by the US Ordnance department using Citroën-Kégresse vehicles...
- M59 (APC)
  M59 (APC)
  The M59 was a U.S. armored personnel carrier that entered service in spring of 1954 replacing the M75. It had three key advantages over the M75: it was amphibious, had a lower profile, and was considerably cheaper to produce. Approximately 6,300 were built before production ended in 1960. The M84...
- M75 (APC)
  M75 (APC)
  The M75 is a American armored personnel carrier that was produced between December 1952 and February 1954, and saw service in the Korean War. It was replaced in U.S. service by the smaller, cheaper, amphibious M59. The M75s were given as military aid to Belgium where they were used until the early...
- M113 Armored Personnel Carrier
  M113 Armored Personnel Carrier
  The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that has formed the backbone of the United States Army's mechanized infantry units from the time of its first fielding in Vietnam in April 1962. The M113 was the most widely used armored vehicle of the U.S...
- M114/A1 (Full-Track)
- M2 Bradley
  M2 Bradley
  The Bradley Fighting Vehicle is an American fighting vehicle platform manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments, formerly United Defense.As with other infantry fighting vehicles, the Bradley is designed to transport infantry with armor protection while providing covering fire to suppress enemy...

Dedicated Anti-Armor Vehicles

out of service
- M6 Fargo
  M6 Fargo
  The 37 mm Gun Motor Carriage M6 was a modified Dodge Light Truck mounting a light anti-tank gun. It was used by the US Army for infantry support and tank defense...
- M10 Wolverine
  M10 Wolverine
  The M10 tank destroyer, formally 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, M10 was a United States tank destroyer of World War II based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman tank. It was numerically the most important U.S...
- M18 Hellcat
  M18 Hellcat
  The 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage M18 was an American tank destroyer of World War II. The manufacturer, Buick, gave it the nickname "Hellcat" and it was the fastest tracked armored fighting vehicle during the war with a top speed up to 60 mph. Hellcat crews took advantage of the vehicle's...
- M36 (tank destroyer)
In active service
- M901 Improved Tow Vehicle
  M901 ITV
  The M901 ITV is a United States Army armored vehicle designed to carry a dual M220 TOW launcher. It is based on the ubiquitous M113 Armored Personnel Carrier chassis.- Equipment :...
- M981 FISTV
  M981 FISTV
  The M981 FISTV is a United States Army armored vehicle designed to house an artillery observer team in mechanized units...
Experimental

Specialist Armored Vehicles

In active service
- M104 Wolverine
  M104 Wolverine
  The M104 Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge is an armored combat engineering vehicle designed to provide deployable bridge capability for units engaged in military operations.-Background:...
  
  (Armored Bridge Layer)
- M9 Armored Combat Earthmover
  M9 Armored Combat Earthmover
  The M9 Armored Combat Earthmover is a highly mobile armored tracked vehicle that provides combat engineer support to front-line forces. Its tasks include eliminating enemy obstacles, maintenance and repair of roads and supply routes, and construction of fighting positions.-History:The M9 is a...
- M60A1 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB)
- M88 Recovery Vehicle
Out of service
Experimental

Self-Propelled Guns and Artillery

In active service
- M109A6 Paladin
  M109 howitzer
  The M109 is an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It was upgraded a number of times to today's M109A6 Paladin...
  
  (155 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage; Full-Track)
- Dragon Fire
  Dragon Fire (mortar)
  The Dragon Fire 120 mm heavy mortar was a private venture by TDA Armaments that was picked up by the US Marine Corps for its EFSS requirement. It is a fully automated mortar capable of using rifled or smoothbore 120 mm ammunition. Like all mortars it is a high-angle-of-fire weapon used for...
  
  (Self-Propelled Mortar)
- M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
  M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
  The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System is an armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher; a type of rocket artillery.Since the first M270s were delivered to the U.S. Army in 1983, the MLRS has been adopted by several NATO countries. Some 1,300 M270 systems have been manufactured in the...
- High Mobility Artillery rocket system
  High Mobility Artillery rocket system
  The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System is a U.S. light multiple rocket launcher mounted on a truck.The HIMARS carries six rockets or one Army Tactical Missile System missile on the U.S. Army's new Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles five-ton truck, and can launch the entire M270 Multiple...
Out of service
- M109/A1/A2/A3/A4/A5
  M109 howitzer
  The M109 is an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It was upgraded a number of times to today's M109A6 Paladin...
  
  (155 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage; Full-Track)
- M107
  M107 Self-Propelled Gun
  The M107 175 mm self-propelled gun was used by the U.S. Army from the early 1960s through to the late 1970s. It was part of a family of self-propelled artillery that also included the M110 and was intended to provide long-range fire support in an air-transportable system...
  
  (175 mm Howitzer)
- M110/A1/A2
  M110 howitzer
  The 8 inch Self-Propelled Howitzer M110 was the largest available self-propelled howitzer in the United States Army's inventory. It was deployed in division artillery in general support battalions and in separate corps- and Army-level battalions. Missions include general support, counter-battery...
  
  (203 mm Howitzer)
- 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage M10
  M10 Wolverine
  The M10 tank destroyer, formally 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, M10 was a United States tank destroyer of World War II based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman tank. It was numerically the most important U.S...
  
  (3"/76 mm Gun Motor Carriage; Full-Track)
- 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage M18
  M18 Hellcat
  The 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage M18 was an American tank destroyer of World War II. The manufacturer, Buick, gave it the nickname "Hellcat" and it was the fastest tracked armored fighting vehicle during the war with a top speed up to 60 mph. Hellcat crews took advantage of the vehicle's...
  
  Hellcat (76 mm Gun Motor Carriage; Full-Track)
- 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage M36
  M36 Jackson
  The M36 tank destroyer, formally 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage, M36, was an American tank destroyer used during World War II. American soldiers usually referred to them as TDs for 'tank destroyers'...
  
  Jackson (90 mm Gun Motor Carriage; Full-Track)
- Landing Vehicle Tracked (Armored) (LVT(A))1/2/4/5
  Landing Vehicle Tracked
  The Landing Vehicle Tracked was a class of amphibious vehicles introduced by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. Originally intended solely as cargo carriers for ship to shore operations, they rapidly evolved into assault troop and fire support vehicles as well...
  
  (Amphibious Full-Track)
- 81 mm Mortar Carrier M4/A1
  M2 Half Track Car
  The M-2 Half Track was an armored vehicle used by the United States during World War II.-History:The half-track design had been evaluated by the US Ordnance department using Citroën-Kégresse vehicles...
  
  (Half-track)
- 75 mm Gun Motor Carriage M3(T12)
  M3 Half-track
  The Carrier, Personnel Half-track M3 was an armored vehicle used by the United States, the British Empire and the other Allies during World War II and the Cold War. Nearly 43,000 were produced, and supplied to the U.S...
  
  (Half-track)
- 75 mm Howitzer Mot"Army Jeep"
  M3 Half-track
  The Carrier, Personnel Half-track M3 was an armored vehicle used by the United States, the British Empire and the other Allies during World War II and the Cold War. Nearly 43,000 were produced, and supplied to the U.S...
Experimental
- FMC XR311
  FMC XR311
  The XR311 was a prototype military vehicle of US origin, given the nickname G.I. Hotrod.-Development:Development of the XR311 commenced as a private venture in 1969 with the first of two prototypes being completed in 1970. As a result of the trials of these 2 prototypes the US Army purchased 10...
  
  (Also known as GI Hotrod)

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected

RG-33
RG-33
The RG-33 is a mine-resistant light armored vehicle initially designed by BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa a South African subsidiary of BAE Systems. BAE Systems in the US extensively modified it with additional protection, new power train and suspension systems. It was built in a number of...
RG-31
Cougar
Cougar (vehicle)
The Cougar is an armored fighting vehicle designed to be resistant to anti-vehicle mines and improvised munitions.It is a family of armored vehicles produced by Force Protection Inc, which manufactures ballistic and mine-protected vehicles. The automotives are integrated by Spartan Motors...
Buffalo
Buffalo (mine protected vehicle)
The Buffalo mine protected vehicle is a wheeled armored vehicle built by Force Protection Inc. It was designed based on the successful South African Casspir mine-protected vehicle. While the Casspir is a four wheeled vehicle, the Buffalo has six wheels. Buffalo is also fitted with a large...
MRAP
MRAP (armored vehicle)
A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected is a family of armored fighting vehicles design led by the United States Marine Corps in use by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Special Operations Forces with the goal of surviving IED attacks and ambushes - prompted by US deaths in Iraq...

Specialized vehicles

- LSV (Light Strike Vehicle)
  Light Strike Vehicle
  The Light Strike Vehicle is an improved version of the Desert Patrol Vehicle it replaced. Several Light Strike Vehicles exist, including a version by Chenowth, the UK's Longline LSV and the Spider Light Strike Vehicle by Singapore Technologies Engineering...
- Desert Patrol Vehicle
  Desert Patrol Vehicle
  The Desert Patrol Vehicle , formerly called the Fast Attack Vehicle , is a high-speed, lightly armored sandrail-like vehicle first used in combat during the Gulf War in 1991. Due to their dash speed and off-road mobility, the DPVs were used extensively during Operation Desert Storm. The first U.S...
  
  (Still in use in small numbers by Navy SEALs)

Light Tanks

Medium tanks

Heavy tanks

Main Battle Tanks

Armored cars

Armored personnel carriers

Dedicated Anti-Armor Vehicles

Specialist Armored Vehicles

Self-Propelled Guns and Artillery

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected

Specialized vehicles

See also